Portia Cecilia Ignacio is a model daughter. Siya na ang mahal na mahal ang kanyang mga magulang. Gagawin niya ang lahat para lang sa ikakasaya ng pamilya. She would climb mountains and swim vast oceans just for the happiness of her beloved parents and family. Pero minsan, sa sobra sobrang pagmamahal sa ibang tao, nakakaligtaan na ang pagmamahal sa sarili. Is it really worth it? She shouldn't ask right? It's family! But then... how could one person make her doubt her decisions? Is it really worth the sacrifice? To give all of her? To give everything? To give up everything? All for what she's been hoping for since time immemorial?

A story within their stories. My short story included in REEDZ MAGAZINE VOLUME 5!

(Monteciara Series 5:Keegan Quinn Monteciara) Up next after M Series 4.

(Monteciara Series 4: Kieran Aegeus Monteciara) Up next after M Series 3

(Monteciara Series 2: Claudine Leighrah Monteciara) "Why is it so easy to fall in love and yet so hard to be loved back?" *** Claudine Leighrah Monteciara has a strong belief in love. Fast heartbeats. Butterflies in stomach. Even love at first sight. She wants to experience those things. She wants to love and be loved back. Gusto niyang makahanap ng pagmamahal na katulad ng meron ang magulang niya. Hindi man perpekto sa umpisa ay nanaig pa rin ang pagmamahal nila hanggang sa huli. She wants that kind of love. Kaya naman pinangako niya sa sarili na kapag dumating ang lalaking magpapatibok ng puso ay gagawin niya ang lahat mahalin lang siya nito. Sa hindi inaasahang pangyayari ay natagpuan ni Claudine ang lalaking pinaniniwalaan niyang nakatadhana sa kanya sa katauhan ni Dark Carter Tiangco- a famous band singer. Pero tila may sumasabotahe sa tadhana niya dahil hindi umubra ang ganda niya sa masungit na bokalista. Hindi raw ito interesado sa kanya. Idagdag pang may iba rin itong gusto na masasabi niyang papantay sa ganda niya. Pero hindi siya pinalaking sumusuko na lang kaagad. Mapapasakanya si Dark, sa ayaw nito at sa gusto. Pero hanggang saan aabot ang pagmamahal niya? Can she love him enough to embrace his darkness? Hanggang saan ang sakit na kaya niyang tiisin para sa lalaking kabaliktaran niya at hindi naniniwala sa salitang 'pag-ibig'...

(Monteciara Series 1: Klode Leighton Monteciara) "Don't expect me to be a good girl at all times. Baby, I'm no saint. I had my fair shares of bad deeds. That's why you shouldn't fall for me." "Screw those bad deeds. Those things won't stop me from falling for you." *** Alice Rhima Carreon is running from a painful past and a broken life in Baltimore. Desperate for a fresh start, she returns to the Philippines, determined to lay low, finish her studies, and find a job in a place where no one can reach her. But on her first day back, she runs into Klode Leighton Monteciara, a childhood friend. Despite her efforts to keep her distance, Klode refuses to leave her alone, pursuing her relentlessly. Her carefully laid plans unravel as Klode confesses his feelings. Alice can't comprehend how someone so perfect could fall for her, with all her flaws and secrets. She wants to run, but how can she escape a love that embraces everything she tries to hide?

"Okay lang ako." Tatlong salita. Paulit-ulit na kasinungalingan na sinasabi sa kanyang sarili.

(Monteciara Series 3: Clarence Leighrex Monteciara) It's so hard to pretend to be friends with someone special when everytime you look at that person, all you see is everything you want to have. *** Rain Wheather met Clarence Leighrex Monteciara during their second year high school when he protected her from her bullies. Since then they became best of friends. Well, that is what she claimed. Best friend niya si Clarence kahit na itinatanggi iyon ng huli. Kahit na anong sama minsan ng ugali ng kaibigan ay nangako siya sa sarili niyang hindi siya kailanman aalis sa tabi nito. Mananatili siya bilang best friend na handang gawin ang lahat para sa kaibigan. But what will happen if she suddenly finds herself falling for her best friend. Can she suppress her love or can she find the confidence to cross the line between them?