Ares Gabriel Salazar has always believed in love that when Cupid aims his arrow, you don't get a choice. You fall, hard. No rewinds. No escape. Just fate doing its thing. So when Aidan Lysander Angeles moves into the neighborhood, all clean-cut smiles and polite nods. Aidan may look like the perfect good boy, but Ares sees the restlessness in his eyes. The part of him that wants to break free, to be seen for who he really is. And maybe . . . to be loved. Ares didn't expect to be the one hit. But when you meet someone who makes your heart race and your beliefs shake, what else is there to do but fall?

Jackson Ramirez has always followed the rules-his family's, society's, everyone's but his own. Trapped in a life dictated by expectations, he buried his passion and silenced the voice that once made him feel alive. So when Kenzo Adachi walked into his class-blunt, intense, and always acting like he owned the room. Jackson couldn't help but feel . . . annoyed. Annoyed by his confidence. Annoyed by how he said whatever he wanted. Annoyed by how free he was. But Kenzo? He saw something else. He saw a bird trying to breathe through its cage. And Kenzo, the kind of man who lives by his own rules, was ready to go beyond the boundary-just to help Jackson learn how to fly.

Santiago Alverio is torn between family expectations and his own internalized fears from homophobic relatives. As he enters a casual fling with Diablo Delgado, he discovers that love, patience, and acceptance might be the blueprint to healing and embracing his true self. *** Santiago Alverio has always lived by the rules of his family, peers, and a silent world that tells him who he should be. As a civil engineering student, he hides behind toxic masculinity and the fear of being noticed because of expectations and a homophobic upbringing. Then comes Diablo Delgado--fearless, affectionate, and unapologetically himself. What begins as a no-strings "friends with benefits" arrangement slowly converts into something deeper. With every touch, every unguarded smile, Diablo breaks the walls Santi has built around his heart. But love is never simple. Santi is caught between family pressures, societal judgment, and his own insecurities. Will he ever realize that happiness was never about meeting expectations but about choosing the person who makes him feel whole? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano ILLUSTRATOR: Ri Ot

Alyssa Gwyneth Calaque or 'Aly' is a typical probinsyana girl. Masipag, madiskarte sa buhay at palabang babae. Bata pa lang ay namulat na siya sa estado ng kanilang pamumuhay na hindi lahat ng bagay ay madaling makuha at kailangan munang pagsikapan. She loves the mansion of the Buenaventura, lalo na't doon niya nabuo ang pangarap niya paglaki, na kailangan niyang yumaman para mabigyan ng maginhawang buhay ang kanyang Lola. All her life she's praying for signs. Mga senyales na maghahatid sa kanya sa tamang landas, sa tamang lalake. But what if she fell inlove with someone who doesn't matches her signs? Paano kung lahat ng senyales na ipinagdasal niya ay wala sa lalakeng pinili ng puso niya? Kaya niya bang paniwalain ang sarili niya na maling lalake ang nagugustuhan niya o handa siyang itapon ang kanyang paninindigan para gawing tama ang taong taliwas sa mga senyales na hiningi niya?

Lumaki si Christienne Red Valerio na nakukuha lahat ng kanyang gusto. She's a spoiled brat who loves to play and a well-known for breaking hearts. Wala siyang dare na hindi kayang ipanalo pagdating sa pambabasted ng mga lalake. She can easily make them fall on their knees except for this Buenaventura. A well-known cold and heartless Tres Buenaventura is on her list to make him fall inlove with her. Naging challenge iyon sa kanya lalo na't wala pang babaeng nakakakuha ng atensyon ni Tres and she wants to own it, she wants to win the challenge. Pero paano kung pati ang tadhana ay makipaglaro sa kanya? Matatakasan niya kaya ang larong inumpisahan kung nahulog siya sa sariling patibong at sa lalakeng tuso pagdating sa lahat ng bagay? Unfortunately, the player got played.

Makulay ang mundo ni Tracey sa kabila ng estado ng kanilang buhay. Kontento siya sa meron sila, na ang lahat ay nagsisimula sa mababa bago umangat. Masaya siya sa kanilang buhay kahit na binansagan silang tagabundok. Kaya nakatutok na ang buong atensyon niya sa pag-aaral para makatulong sa pamilya balang araw at makaalis sila sa ganoong sitwasyon. But everything changed when her feelings for someone else worsen. Ang lalakeng palagi siyang isinisilong sa dilim at kinukulayan ng itim ang mundo niyang makulay ay unti-unti siyang binibihag. But what if she found herself being comfortable with the shade of black, with the shade of Israel who's going to bring a storm in her life? Is she willing to embrace his dark side? Kaya niya bang sumilong sa isang pagmamahal na walang dinala sa kanya kundi ay dilim lamang?

Addison Kailey Heira is an ultimate badass. Sariling desisyon niya lang ang sinusunod niya. That's her law. Mahilig siyang takasan ang isang bagay na nagpapabigay ng thrill sa kanya. Breaking rules excites her. Until she met the Buenaventura brothers. Katulad niya ay sariling gusto lang rin nito ang nasusunod. And Addi hates it because she doesn't want to obey their rule, their own law. Pero paano kung bumaliktad ang lahat at kagustuhan naman ng pag-ibig ang masunod? How will they abide the Law of Love if they're both smitten? Will Addi escaped this time? Or she'll get caught until she has no choice but to obey not her Law nor the Buenaventura's Law but the LAW OF LOVE. -PerfectlyStubborn

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You can read this as a standalone story! WARNING: If your humor doesn't match with the characters' humor in this story, please quit reading immediately! Darkkon is not the typical cold male lead! Thank you! ... Sartori #4 "Darkkon. . . got aroused for me." Darkkon, the eldest of them four. Protective. Manipulative. Addictive. Aggressive. Possessive. Obsessive. His beast got aroused and became a psychotic stalker the moment he saw her, touched her skin, heard her voice, smell her scent, and even tasted her. Everything about her got him desperate to make her his even if it means his downfall. . . . Mature Content Warning: R18+

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