Around Manila Series 2 Missy and Anton Sometimes, letting go means less wounds than holding on. Missy, a Broadcasting student and iskolar ng bayan from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, is known for her social skills. She blends in anywhere, whether it's a hairstyle, an outfit, or new people. With her personality, she effortlessly connects with others. Missy believes that every connection is like a string, some loosely tied, others knotted tightly. She spent her life gripping them tightly, even when they burned and hurt her hands. Because to her, that's what love looked like. But how long can she keep tying knots with people who only want to untangle themselves? How much of herself must she give up just to stop them from turning their backs? Antonio Gabriel Simon, her ex-fling, a Political Science graduate and alumni from PUP, comes back into her life. Antonio has always believed that if someone doesn't like you, just let them go. Their strings cross paths again when they both receive a surprise message from Beebeads: they've been chosen from thousands of past buyers of couple bracelet for a chance to win ₱500,000, if they can prove they're the most heart-fluttering couple. Will they allow their strings to be tied once more? Can they tighten the knots again, despite the thousand reasons to loosen them?

NOTE: Chapters are short in terms of word count, that explains the chapters available. Faye, is an iskolar ng bayan from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, is on the verge of losing the one thing she fought for the first time, her life in Manila, away from a home where every move is dictated by her family. That is her chaos. Kreil, a communication student at the University of Santo Tomas, has everything, privilege and a secured future already carved into his palm. However, even having almost everything, he wants nothing. That is his chaos. Their worlds first collided when Kreil made a bold move and suddenly decided to pretend to be couple with Faye to claim a couple bracelet they both wanted for its design, despite being complete strangers. What should have been a one-time interaction becomes the thread that pulls their life closer to each other, until Kreil makes her an offer in exchange for his protection from the family she's desperate to escape, she has to live with him and be his personal cook. Is this a summer-like run away or another chaos that would only lead them deeper into the storm? In a fast-paced city, will they be able to find calmness amid the chaos on every road in Manila?

By day, he hides in the quiet halls of a university; by night, he is the mafia's youngest assassin, feared as a shadow that never misses its mark. She was raised in an orphanage, a girl of fragile health and gentle soul. Innocent, modest, and unshakable in her belief that even the darkest heart carries a spark of goodness. Their worlds should never have touched. Yet when fate binds the devil to his lamb, tenderness collides with violence, and devotion becomes a dangerous sin. But in the underworld, innocence is never left untainted. Enemies are quick to notice where his gaze lingers, and in her weakness, they see his only vulnerability. To love her is to defy his bloodline. To protect her is to betray everything he was trained to be. When the choice comes; to take her life, or give up his own? An assassin will finally learn what it means to have a heart. *********************************** Started: September 02, 2025 Ended: November 28, 2025

He was her first everything. She was his only softness in a world built on blood. They were childhood sweethearts-first friend, first kiss, first love-two hearts learning to beat in sync before the world taught them what their last names truly meant. In the world of mafia bloodlines, love means nothing when your name is wrong. Born into rival families, they were torn apart by a war that demanded loyalty over desire. Because in the mafia, love is a liability. Years passed. Families turned colder. Promises burned. Now, she wears another man's ring-a strategic engagement, a future carved in power. She buried every trace of him-of them-beneath silence and duty. Until the day he returns. And steals her. No explanation. No apology. Just chains of memory, venomous love, and a touch that still knows every inch of her soul. He is no longer the boy she loved. He is sharper now. Untamed. Unforgiving. Yet something lingers behind the rage in his eyes-something she doesn't understand. As they run from the enemies hunting them both, she's forced to confront the cruelest truth of all: The past never stayed buried. And the boy she once loved... may be the man who destroys her. *********************************** Started: August 09, 2025 Ended: September 26, 2025

Men were just pretty distractions she used and discarded. Commitment bored her. Control thrilled her. Until the night he just saved her. He wasn't a name she could tame-he was danger wrapped in secrets, a trap she walked into smiling. Now she's the one caged, tangled in silk, steel, and a desire that eats her alive. He doesn't return what he takes; he claims it until it shines only for him. But in the heat of their obsession lies the truth she can't outrun. He might know what happened to her best friend she'd die for. She has to choose between the man who's destroying her beautifully, or the best friend who vanished without a trace. In her twisted possession, she has become the one possessed. And he has found the perfect jewel to ruin. *********************************** Started: May 1, 2025 Ended: July 21, 2025

She spent twenty-four years preserving herself for one man-only for him to choose her best friend instead. Tomorrow, they would vow eternity to each other, while she remained nothing but a spectator to a love she had longed for. Desperate, she devised a plan, one final chance to make him hers. A single drop of aphrodisiac, a carefully orchestrated encounter-she would take what was meant to be hers. But fate had other plans. In the darkness of her deceit, she fell into the arms of the wrong man. A ruthless, merciless, and identical in every way except for the shadows that clung to him like a second skin. Her trickery had backfired, and now, she was at the mercy of a man whose hunger knew no bounds. He devoured her, claimed her, and became intoxicated by her taste, scent, and the desperate, helpless moans she never intended for him. She had set a trap, but it was she who had been ensnared. In her desperation, she had tasted her own poison. And he had found a new obsession. *********************************** Started: March 22, 2025 Ended: April 21, 2025 Revised: August 8- September 6, 2026

He rules with iron and fire, a heart built for war and vengeance. She burns with quiet rebellion, a soul that dares to challenge his throne. Together, they are bound by a vow that was never meant to be holy-only unbreakable. But when secrets fester in the shadows, and rivals close in with knives sharpened by envy, their empire trembles. Love becomes both weapon and weakness, and every lie carries a price to be paid in blood. In a world where crowns are carved from ruin, and loyalty demands sacrifice, one truth remains: to be vowbound to a monster is to risk becoming one. *********************************** Started: August 31, 2025 Ended: June 5, 2026

Warning: Mature Content | R18 EL PROFESOR BOOK 2: Lift Me Up, Professor How can you stay in love when you're not sure when it will come back? After being taken down by the professor, Jothea Mendez Alvandra finds herself alone again. She believes being used by the professor was a lie to protect her, but how can she hold on to the promises when she is left by the man she loves? Gaano katagal ang kaya niyang hintayin para makapiling ang propesor kung sa bawat pagpatak ng oras ay nauubusan na siya ng pag-asa? Lift Me Up, Professor by Missy Forevah Date Started: December 5, 2023 Date Finished: February 25, 2024

Warning: Mature Content | R18 EL PROFESOR BOOK 1: Take Me Down, Professor Jothea Alvandra once had a secret relationship with her professor. But when Marcus University uncovered their forbidden affair, the professor was immediately dismissed. Heartbroken and resentful, Jothea lost the only man she had ever loved-and he vanished without a trace. While desperately searching for him, she meets the new sub-professor for their Calculus class, Professor Ismael Mondalla. Still haunted by the past, Jothea has no interest in the subject-or in him. Yet, fate seems determined to intertwine their lives. Always arriving late and testing his patience, Jothea never expected their constant clashes to evolve into something deeper. As they begin to uncover each other's hidden stories, secrets from the past resurface-revealing a connection she never saw coming. Will Jothea risk falling into the same trap twice, or will love mean something entirely different this time around? "What does love mean? I'll make you feel it the next time you try to slap me." Take Me Down, Professor by Missy Forevah Date Revision Started: November 14, 2023 Date Finished: December 4, 2023

(Wicked Ties Series #1) He was never looking for rescue. Seth Alvarez survives by staying invisible, drifting through life from one job to another just to make ends meet for his sick mom. His only rule is to keep his head down and his mouth shut. But his silence fails him when he stammers a clumsy greeting and draws the attention of Cali, a cold-blooded enigma, who offers him a job he can't refuse. The cost of a tempting contract. Plunged into her world of whispered threats and intoxicating deception, Seth walks the thin line between gratitude and fear. Now, the greatest threat comes from within: a sharp, undeniable attraction he doesn't dare name. Bookcover by: Rexx Sab