deceret (n.) latin word for "body to body" When Philodemus Elton Treveron's parents were slayed, the only thing that brings him closer to finding the killer is the gold crucifix chain around his neck. Fueled with vengeance, Elton swore to himself that he will find the killer and make him pay. 10 years later, Elton found the very same necklace rested on the slim neck of the shy Stormie Iona Roman-the governor's invisible daughter. Vengeance served hot on the plate garnished with love and a romance that shouldn't have started in the first place gave birth to chaos. In the name of love and revenge, Elton found his lips on her neck...

Due to Maeve Zahara Villacorta's parents planning everything out, even the people included in her precious 18's, she have decided to look for someone who can be her last dance in her 18 roses through Bumble. 'Bumble is anything aside from seriousness.' She thought. It was only for a last dance, nothing serious. It was the plan. Not until it was Cairo Devin Montenilva she matched with, someone who isn't supposed to be on the app if not because of his friend who set him up and created a bumble account for him, which also swiped right a lot of girls. And it includes her!

Crown to Lay (Viva Maravilla Series #1) He wanted peace in the forest. What he got was a terrified woman claiming to flee for her life-and bringing danger straight to his door. In the middle of the vast and quiet forest of Diangtagon, Versace found a mysterious woman sleeping peacefully in his cabin, one morning. Disheveled. Terrified. She claims to have fled from her captors, that her life is in great danger, and begs for protection. Totoo kaya ito? Totoo man o isang kasinungalingan, wala siyang kinalaman dito. Hindi siya naghahanap ng problema, umiiwas nga siya kaya nasa gitna siya ng kagubatan. But how do you turn away a woman who looks like a living fairy tale? Innocent, fragile-like Snow White herself stumbling into the woods, seeking refuge. Paano kung totoo nga na nasa matinding panganib ang buhay nito? Oh boy, hindi ba at napaka pamilyar ng ganitong tagpo? He should learn from his father. He knew trouble when he saw it; and she was wrapped in it. "Is this woman worth the trouble, though?" he asks himself. The Maravilla name lives on. The legacy continues.

Epiphany leaves her job, gets accused by her old college friend (now turned ex-friend) of seducing her douchebag boyfriend, and gets kicked out of the apartment all at the same day. She has has nowhere else to go, no family to run to, and no friends to call for help. She's all alone in this world and she has no one to blame but herself. That's what she gets for burning unwanted bridges. An old friend still gets a wind of her current situation and offers her place as a refuge. Pride is all Epiphany has but she doesn't have any choice but to swallow it whole and accept her friend's offer. Her friend omitted one particular detail though... Epiphany will have to live with the reason why she burned all of the bridges in the first place-her ex.

Left with no choice, Marianne Larazano sacrifices herself to help pay her brother's debt. But when problems don't seem to leave her alone, she is forced to approach Ryan Del Carmen, the guy she had a one-night stand with years ago. *** Young and innocent, Marriane Larazano gets the biggest twist of her life when her older brother asks her for help in paying off his debt. As a college student, there's nothing much she can do-until an idea comes to her mind. Marriane then joins the secret service, where she sacrifices her innocence in exchange for money. There, she meets Ryan Del Carmen, the ruggedly handsome guy she shares a steamy night with. Believing everything's finally solved, her brother brings more problems, eventually leaving her in a pile of debt. With her life now on the line, Marianne reluctantly approaches Ryan to tell him she got pregnant with him years ago. Now torn between prioritizing her safety and keeping up with her lies, can Marianne ever prepare herself when Ryan finds out the truth?

(Game Series # 10) Tali coursed through life with ease. Coming from a family full of lawyers, she knew that getting a job would not be a problem. Kailangan niya lang pumasa sa school at pumasa sa BAR exam. Madali lang naman iyon lalo na kung wala ka namang ibang iniisip kung hindi ang mag-aral. Hindi niya kailangang isipin kung may pambili ba siya ng libro o pambayad ng tuition. Life had been really good to her. But one night, she met this guy named Lui... She had heard stories about him, but has never really met him. And when she finally put a face to the name, that was when she understood the stories about him. Nakaka-baliw nga pala talaga iyong lalaki na iyon. There's just something about him that makes you want to say yes... So, she said yes. Yes to kissing him. Yes to making out with him. Yes to everything. Tali told herself that it was just for one night, but she found herself wanting for me despite all the protest of the people around her. She kept on convincing herself that he's not worth it... but she knew the moment his lips touched hers, it was already game over.

Loraes won a race against Primo Villareal for the prize money. But was Primo the real loser in a planned encounter? *** The only thing on Loraes Sovereign Gallardo's mind is winning the race and getting her hands on the prize money. With a past overshadowed by her illegitimacy and the burden of supporting her grandmother, survival means fighting for every peso. She thinks she's racing a stranger until she learns about her opponent--Primiel "Primo" Villareal, a man whose presence she never expected to linger in her life. Victory should have been simple. Primo may have lost the race, yet he seems to be steering everything according to his own plan. Is he truly the loser, or has Loraes stumbled into a game where love is the ultimate wager? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

(Game Series # 6) Assia dela Serna's dream was to become a lawyer. Ever since she was little, she had dreamt of becoming one... But from a young age, she knew that her family wasn't financially capable of sending her to law school. Kaya naman bata pa lang siya, sinigurado niya na magiging maayos lahat ng grado niya. She made sure that everything in her transcript was perfect. She needed to get a full ride scholarship to the best law school in the country, St. Claire's Academy College of Law... But things do not always go according to plan. She didn't make it to SCA, but she made it to Brent. It wasn't the best school, but she met a lot of good people. She was happy. She felt like everything was going according to plan. She's gonna be a lawyer. She's gonna go home to her province and help the people in her town. Everything was great... until her last year in law school. That's when shit started to happen.

Night of the Storm (Mastermind #1) Wyatt Valderrama and Heizel Gethsemane de Leon story

It was said that her beauty is a gift but for her, it was a fathomable curse. The sweet and innocent Nirvana Trinares had a hard time growing up. With her father's reputation, the world judge her. She was struggling to stay away from her father's shadow but life can always find a way to test her.