Love is a promise. But keeping it? That's where things get complicated. They thought college was wild-turns out, adulthood is a whole different game. Now in their late twenties, Rosalie, Reed, Evie, Corbin, and the rest of the Belmont Bay crew are back-juggling marriages, careers, friendships, and secrets they've tried to bury. The bonds that once made them unbreakable are now strained by distance, doubts, and decisions they never imagined they'd have to make. When a BBU beach reunion brings them all together for one long month, old feelings resurface, new betrayals unfold, and choices must be made.

||🔞R-18|| ||✅Completed|| {Under editing} They were kidnapped by a large syndicate when they were children and taken to another country and taught to kill and fight. They became skilled in using weapons and fighting. Ikinulong sila sa isang malaking silid na hindi nakikita ang liwanag na ng galing sa labas, hindi nila alam kung ilang taon silang nandoon sa basement na 'yon. Later on, nagawa nilang patayin lahat ng mga taong nag pahirap sakanila, maging ang pinuno ng sindikato ay pinatay at wala silang itinirang buhay. Nakalabas silang lahat sa basement na at kinuha ang mga kayamanan ng sindikatong kumuha sakanila. They form a group, at pinangalanan itong Crimson Blade Assassination na itinatag ni Ruwi. Pumapatay at nag bibigay sila ng proteksyon depende sa klienteng lalapit sakanila. Gagawin lang nila ang trabaho nila kung ano man ang gustong ipagawa ng mga cliente nila. Nuroi received a mission from Ruwi to protect a young woman in the Philippines. Tinanggap niya agad ang utos ng leader nila na bantayan ng pasikreto ang babae at hindi siya dapat makikita nito. Ngunit nag iba ang nangyari ng makita niya ang babae ng malapitan. He was fascinated by the beauty of the woman at nakalimutan niya ang rules ng Grupo nila hanggang sa tuluyan niya 'tong nilabag. Pinangko niya sa sarili na aangkinin niya ang dalaga kahit pa nga maparusahan siya ng leader nila sa assassination.

A Good Girl's Guide To Being Naughty • • • Ivy Collins is a normal 21 y/o woman. Except for the fact she's a virgin ... or at least she was until she had sex with her university rivals hockey captain. After a quick (devastatingly quick) night with the man and being called a lousy lay, Ivy made a promise to herself that she wouldn't do it again ... sex that is. Who needs sex when all it brought was insecurities and more, and it wasn't even that good to begin with. Enter Asher Hudson, Ice Hockey captain, her brothers best friend and her best friends brother - triple trifecta of why she shouldn't get involved with him. But when he overhears a conversation Ivy has with her best friend, he gives her an offer she can't refuse. Well, she can, and she should, but why would she want to? Three months, she helps him with his grades, and he'll help her with her sex life. Only one rule, don't fall in love. Easy, right? He'll teach her everything she wants to know, and show her that sex can be fun, you just have to know how to do it right. And Ivy should refuse, after all he's the Ice Hockey captain, her brother's best friend and her best friend's brother - but what's the fun in that. Ivy knows she should say no, but she won't. And she won't fall in love, she can't. ••• Completed • First Draft - half edited. Watty2025 winner #1 in #Romance #1 in #Brotherbestfriend #2 in #bestfriendsbrother #2 in #icehockey

[PUBLISHED under LIB] #2. "If liking you is a crime then why don't you convict me, attorney?"

[PUBLISHED under LIB] #1. "If pleading guilty means protecting you, I will."

(Game Series # 2) Aurora Marie Floresca just wanted to escape their house. Ever since her father re-married, palagi na silang nag-aaway dalawa. She wanted her father to be happy, of course, but not with that evil step-mother wannabe. Unang pagkikita pa lang nila, masama na ang kutob niya sa babae. She wanted happiness for her father, but definitely not with that woman... But unfortunately, the witch won. She managed to get her father to throw Rory out. She was forced to stay in Manila for the meantime. She didn't know what to do in Manila! Wala naman doon ang mga kaibigan niya. Wala siyang pamilya. The only consolation she got was the condo unit from her father--well, at least hindi naman yata gusto ng tatay niya na sa kalsada siya matulog. She'd probably get a job or study again, she wasn't sure yet, but she's certain that everything would be fine... until she realized that her next door neighbor would be keeping her up all night with all the banging against the wall.

(Game Series # 4) Charisse Faith Viste believes in working hard. She does not believe in luck, only hard work. Bata pa lang siya, nasanay na siya na pinaghihirapan lahat ng meron siya. Being the only girl in a family full of guys, nasanay na siya na kung gusto niyang makuha, kailangan niyang pagtrabahuhan. And because of this, she grew up tough. She already accepted the fact that guys are just too intimidated to even give her a second glance. She'll always be too smart, too confident, too much for everyone. One day, she had this overwhelming feeling of sadness. She looked around and saw that everyone around her has someone by their side... Everyone has someone to embrace... Siya? Libro lang ang kayakap. She used to be fine with the idea of being alone... alone, not lonely. But not anymore. She needed someone to stop her from feeling so lonely.

Knight Velasquez would willingly and silently sacrifice himself in order to protect the people he cared the most about, even if it meant endless trouble and deceit. But his life soon took a quick turn when he fell for the woman who saved him from his world of pain. Standalone (English version) in the POSSESSIVE series. *** To ensure the safety of his beloved brother and friends, Count Knight Velasquez would willingly suffer through his domineering father's punishments. However, just as he reached his limits and desired to give up, a certain Sweet Monday Lopez unexpectedly came into his life and saved him. Before meeting Knight, SM can be said to be living an ordinary life with a fair share of painful past, but they soon realize that ordinary is an understatement, and their love comes with a price.

Kier and Violet had the kind of love people envied-fierce, passionate, and seemingly unbreakable. He was her calm, the one man she dared to trust with every cracked piece of her heart. But some betrayals run so deep they poison everything good. When Kier crosses a line Violet never thought he would, the perfect romance they built begins to crumble. What he did cut her in a way nothing else ever had. The man she loved became the one who broke her the most.

[PUBLISHED UNDER LIB] #3. "If I won't have you then might as well kill me, attorney."