Nakamamatay ang expectations. Bilang bata, inaasahan tayo ng mga magulang nating maging role model sa ating mga kapatid. Inakay natin ang responsibilidad ng pagiging magulang kahit tayo ay bata pa lang. Noong lumaki tayo, kailangan nating makakuha ng honors, magkaroon ng hobby, makapagtapos, at makapagtrabaho. This time, it was the expectation you brought to yourself to surpass others' expectation in you. You wanted to be the best but still, expectation kills. Tres climbed the ladder only to be crucified. Her underclassmen flogged the poor Shen Ali. She made sure that the compensation for her organization's actions was sufficient. However, it reached the point where it's not transactional. They both crossed the border. What are the expectations when you're in love? Hold hands? Kiss? Make love? What else? If it only demands for her hands, she would, but it doesn't. It was impossible. The impossibility is the hallmark of their incompatibility. Sa unang pagkakataon, tanggap ni Alette Avery Ayala o kinikilalang Tres ng Irida ang salita na pagkatalo. #AcesofASeries2 - The Seraph in the Devil

On an alien planet where callous, menacing soldiers rely on sex to fuel their battle rage, one human servant is about to bring their fearsome General to his knees. With her memory scattered, Joan doesn't recall how she arrived at Zolan. She just knows that, as the sole human in her military camp, there are life-or-death rules she must follow as a servant: keep your head down, tend to your duties, and whatever you do, never look the Masters in the eye. One fateful day, she unexpectedly runs into The General and breaks the single most important rule: she meets his icy gaze. There, she finds something that forever changes her quiet servant life: fascination. Now, Joan has a choice: resist the General's advances and continue her life of desperate survival, or submit to their intense attraction and allow him to claim her as his. As war hangs in the balance and enemies surround her, one human woman has the chance to upend an entire alien civilization and make her own destiny. It's hers to take, if she dares... *** Zolan Series Book #1 of 5

Wild Love Series #3 A dreamer of designing skylines and a dreamer of speed, who was held back by a past he can't outrun. Two hearts, two minds, in time did find one love. Hera was a walking headline - an aspiring architect with a rebellious streak, a taste for adrenaline, and a record of chaos that could fill a book. After getting caught in yet another illegal street race, her parents had enough. Their solution? Ship her off to the province to live with her Lola, far from the city lights, scandals, and everything she loved. No Wi-Fi. No freedom. Just fresh air, rice fields... and Rai. The last person she expected to bump into was the guy who yelled at her the day she arrived - the one who looked like sin with a bad temper and eyes like clouds before the rain. She almost laughed out loud when she saw him the next day, standing in front of the altar dressed in all white - a sakristan. Because what kind of plot twist was that? Rai was the kind of guy who kept his head down and his dreams even quieter - a principled, hardworking boy who delivered water by day, served in church by Sunday, and didn't have time for spoiled brats like her. He lived by rules. She broke every single one of them. They were oil and water. Clash after clash. She was fire. He was calm. She broke rules. He lived by them. But when fire collides with calm and pride crashes into principle, sometimes rebuilding something beautiful takes a little wreckage. Started: June 2, 2025 Finished:

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Ham Montalba has always been so high gaya ng buwan sa gabing madilim at malamig-magandang pangarapin pero mahirap abutin. Polka is very much aware of that. Kaya gaano man katindi ang nararamdamang pagkagusto, tanggap niyang ang mapansin nito, and much more, ang magustuhan din siya, will only exist in her hopeless daydreams-pero hindi man lang ba siya susubok at magbabaka sakali? Na ipaalam dito na siya ay naghihintay at umaasang malalaman niya? Will she just stand and adore him from afar just like how she looks up to the moon in the night sky? Driven by her young heart and young love, Polka took the flight to Manila, leaving her hometown. Hindi man ngayon agad o bukas o sa susunod na mga bukas, baka balang araw mapagbibigyan din ang puso niya. Ngunit nang sa wakas ay mapalapit na dito, saka niya naman naramdaman ang napakalayong agwat sa pagitan nila, saka mas naging mahirap pangarapin ito, saka naging mas imposibleng mahalin din siya nito. Mali pala siya ng inakala. He is not just the moon, he is an entire galaxy she couldn't fathom. She can spend her entire life learning him, but still, will never be enough. Magpapatuloy pa ba siya kung halos balutin na ng lamig ang puso niya sa sakit at pagkabigo? He is just too cold-like a night so black and chilly that makes you shiver and hate the night.

(Yours Series # 3) Kelsey Fuentes thought that after her failed experience in marriage, she would never dare try again. She was contented with her work and with her daughter. All she ever really wanted was for the people around her to let her be and to stop asking her to find someone to marry and 'complete' her. She tried that. It did not work. It was quite traumatizing. Never again. End of discussion. But apparently, it is true... that when you are not looking and least expecting, that is when you will find 'the one.'

[Remedy Series #3] Beauty is a gift with its curse. Mahalia Blessica Natividad was born with unparalleled beauty, captivating men who eagerly flock to her feet. But behind the face that never declines, hides a bruised identity, one that must remain hidden in the shadows. The world bends to those who fit the conventional standards of beauty-until she crosses paths with Donatello Abel "Diego" Guillermo, an activist and ambitious fine arts student who dares to reject her pretty privilege, convinced that appearance is only a façade and that true beauty lies within. Will they uncover the silver lining in their conflicting views, or will their differences tear them apart? Date Started: 02/14/2025 Date Finished 11/02/2025

Having the talent to shut people out, Aviatrice Sachal Coronia lives peacefully as she throws irrelevant people out of her life. Not until she met a man named Arlecchino Kage Salvatore her once peaceful life became a chaotic hell. **** Due to a tragic accident, Aviatrice Sachal Coronia learned to isolate and detach herself from people. However, she was never eager to cut ties with someone as annoying as Arlecchino Kage Salvatore. Their frequent, unexpected encounters in the most unlikely situations somehow bring them closer, adding an element of mystery to their relationship. One fateful day, Aviatrice's flight from Italy is hijacked by armed men with a sinister plan to assassinate the Consigliere on board. As a former Air Force pilot, Aviatrice refuses to stand by and watch her passengers come to harm. Little does she know that her heroic act will lead to an unexpected turn of events-a marriage to the very man she saved, the Consigliere, who had vowed to marry his saviour. Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish

Jannah, a third-year college student, shoulders the weight of her life's burdens. Every day is a battle to balance her academic life with the emotional turmoil within. Then she is paired with Lucas, the university's star athlete who is also known for being a heartbreaker. Unexpectedly, she finds solace in him-a reckless escape from her troubled life. What begins as an academic partnership becomes something more: a relationship that's limited to physical intimacy.

Autumn Scarlett Valdez grew up in a well-known political family in Cebu. She was raised to serve others and was taught that everything had to be done perfectly. Because of this, she decided to become a lawyer. Azariah Caden Alcantara came from a successful business family. He was trained to excel in everything he did, and he did just that. But instead of staying on the business path, he chose to take a different road - law. In a world where justice is for sale and power bends the law, two lawyers stand on opposite sides of the courtroom. In the courtroom, they are rivals, but beyond it, they are lovers. When the final verdict is passed, will justice prevail, or will love be their greatest downfall? Justice. Law. Politics. Love