Collection of short stories dedicated to my angels. Cover is not mine. Credits to the rightful owner.

#StanfieldBook1: Duke Steele "So which is it... are you leaving me because I'm a criminal? Or because you think I'm a liar?" Secrets. Lies. And deception. It all comes back six years ago, when Louraine Samantha Allegra thought her life was turned upside down and she was tossed into a black-hole of misery of life-the ugly past she never wanted to remember. But then, six years had passed and Louraine stood face to face with a man who will be her husband, the same man who froze her heart. Duke Arjun Steele-the man with undeniably good-looks, confidence and oozing sex-appeal. Dangerous and darker. Can his fiery eyes warm her heart and melt the icy barriers he himself erected? Disclaimer: The story is written in Filipino/Tagalog. __________________________ Started: December 2014 Ended: August 2015 AyamiLu © Copyright 2014-2015 All rights reserved.

#StanfieldBook2: ZekeSteele (#Wattys2016Winner Collector's Edition) "I've made mistakes out of my rebellion. But I embrace them because they made me who I am and what I am now. I found a brother, people I can trust, and a girl who meant the world to me... And I fell in love. I thought I don't deserve her love because I have always blamed myself for her brother's death. And she hated me for the past. We suppressed the feelings we had for each other, and buried them for so long. But it was a rebellious love. We couldn't fight it. We're weak against each other, and the only way to win was to lose." Disclaimer: The story is written in Filipino/Tagalog. _________________________ Started: June 2015 Ended: February 2016 AyamiLu © Copyright 2015-2016 All rights reserved.

#StanfieldBook3: Sage Steele Shakyra Noelle Lagdameo wants to know the memories her brain had refused to reveal. Kyra only knows her life as a 22 years old woman-- who was lively and eager to chase her own dreams, away from her controlling father and selfish socialite sisters. Yet she woke up in her twenty-sixth-year-old self, without any hint what her life had been in the gap between. Her psychoanalyst advised her to go forward and live the way she used to. But how can she do that when a large part of her brain was missing? She couldn't completely lead a life feeling incomplete. Like a jigsaw puzzle, that's what her brain looks like-- an incomplete mess. Determined to find out the life her brain had shut out, she quested to look for it and she started with a man with an unforgettable name etched on her brain-- Vaughn Sage Steele. But what if she didn't like what she finds? Could she face the truth and accept it then? Disclaimer: The story is written in Filipino/Tagalog. _________________________ Started: September 2015 Ended: August 2016 AyamiLu © Copyright 2015-2016 All rights reserved.

It was wrong to be near her. No. He shouldn't be near her. Nilalabanan ni Brandon ang kanyang sarili dahil useless ang attraction na nararamdaman niya. For him, it was all just a game. For him it's pretend-love every night and the show is over every morning. Kaya illegal ang makaramdam ng constant attraction para sa isang babaeng hindi niya naman gaanong kilala. But when Aurora Veronica wore that freaking corporate uniform, the walls he tried to build so hard came crashing down. Come on, Brandon, who are you kidding? The girl looked innocent but she's damn hot with those killer heels. It probably won't hurt that much. After all, it's just a game. It's just a game. Yes, it's just a game. Just one night. One night. It only takes one night to believe all the lies.

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?

Nakakabagot ang buhay. Lalo na pag papasok ka nang school, kakain, humiga sa pera, maligo sa puri, mamili ng babae, at matulog. Paulit-ulit lahat araw-araw. Lahat nalaro mo na, poker hanggang pag-ibig naipanalo mo na. Kung sana may pwedeng paglaruan. Yung unique. Yung nakakatuwa. Nang dumating siya sa buhay ko, natuwa ako kasi pinaglaruan ko siya. Humingi siya ng pabor. Binigay ko. Nagpaturo siya. Tinuruan ko. Humingi siya ng masasandalan. Binigay ko. Kasi nakakatuwa siya! Pero habang tumatagal, bakit siya na yung natutuwa at ako na pinaglalaruan? Hate. Lies. Temptations. Betrayal. Pain. Love. All in one. Training To Love.

Maria Georgianne Marfori loved Noah Elizalde more than anything in this world. Ganon din halos lahat ng mga babaeng kilala niya. Yes, he's probably that hot and adorable. Kaya naman ay maaga niyang natutunan ang pag mamahal ng walang pag aalinlangan at takot. Kailanman ay hindi niya naisip na darating ang araw na susuko siya at mapapagod. Never. Noah will end up with her no matter what. But is it really right to love him intensely at a very young age? Her family didn't believe in love. They think it's pure sentiment. They think purely loving someone with your heart was wrong. Binigyan tayo ng Panginoon ng puso at utak. Puso, para maramdaman ang sentimento. Utak, para mapag isipan kung dapat bang tanggapin ang sentimento ng puso. We have to identify who's the better judge. But then again, do we always have that chance to judge? Paano kung ipaglaban mo man iyon ay wala ka parin namang halaga? How are you going to fight for your heart when you know from the very beginning you will lose? That you are Worthless? Why do we all want this? To love what does not love us. To leave those who want to stay. To push away those who want to stay close. To treasure what is worthless.