C O M P L E T E D bite the bullet (idiom): to endure a painful or difficult situation with courage and determination Hindi nawawala ang ngiti sa kaniyang labi. "I want you to be mine. Do you want it?" pangungumbinsi pa niya at halatang nagpa-cute pa ito sa harap ko. "Baliw ka ba?" tanong ko na. Tumalikod naman ito saka muling umupo. "If you refuse to be my partner, my first offer to you is not valid." Napayukom na ako ng palad ko. Sa itsura pa lang niya ay halatang masusunod ang gusto niyang mangyari. I have no other options. I had to bite the bullet and agree to his condition.

C O M P L E T E D capture (verb) :to get and hold (someone's attention, interest, etc.) :to take something into your possession, especially by force Blake Villarubia-Permejo is a twenty-year-old boy who is an immature, spoiled brat and the greatest pasaway of all time. Isang lalaki na wala pang napapatunayan sa sarili bukod sa mga kalokohang ginawa niya at walang katapusang pagiging pasaway sa kanilang pamilya. Hindi siya nag-iisip sa mga bagay na ginagawa niya bago kumilos; that's why he did something that changed his life. The night he pretended to be a woman, ...was the day he captured the heart of a mafia boss.

To him who shines the most, l offer my heart. [COMPLETED]

Life had never been so peaceful for Kit Sachiel, until he moved to Quezon City for college. Away from his parents and free from the pressure that once weighed heavily on his shoulders, he thought he'd finally spend his college years in peace. But the universe had other plans. That was when he met the guy who would turn his world upside down. Sanjo had his own ways of getting under Kit's skin, boiling his blood from within. He had his own ways of heating things up, and Kit never expected that what began as endless bickering would one day be what soothed the cold in his bones. And before he knew it, the boy he swore he couldn't stand had become the one thing he couldn't imagine his days without. Sweater Weather Series #1 - COMPLETED (Under Revision)

UNDER MAJOR EDITING Hanz Winter Ybañez loathes Mark Jaevier Laurent with every fiber of his being. Jaevier stole the first woman Hanz ever loved - and now, as if mocking him, he sets his sights on Hanz's own sibling. But what begins as deep-seated hatred slowly twists into something far more dangerous. Hanz finds himself drawn to the very man he swore to despise, unable to escape his presence... Now caught between pride and desire, can Hanz survive whatever fate has planned for them?

UNDER MAJOR EDITING Obsession series # 1 Marcus believes that a woman is only for a man - and a man only for a woman. His mind is tightly shut, refusing to accept that love can exist between people of the same sex. To him, it's unnatural. Disgusting, even. But everything changes when he meets Keizou - an enigmatic gay man who will challenge everything Marcus stands for and force him to eat every word he's ever said. And just when Marcus finds himself falling - completely, undeniably - Keizou pulls the rug out from under him. Tells him it was all a game. That he could never love him back. Now Marcus is left to question: who's the real fool - the man who believed, or the man who pretended?

Embrace Series #1

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Independent, no-nonsense, insolent-those are the words that best describe Elio Rivera. Living on his own has contributed to his toughened personality. Working as a waiter to support himself, he has learned to be tough and unyielding at such a young age. After ruining an expensive painting in an art exhibit, Elio finds himself between a humongous debt and a lifeless, detached painter-Skyler Alba. Left with no choice, Elio agrees to live in servitude to the painter as a way of repaying his mountain of debt. Join Elio and Skyler as their personalities clash like water and oil in this newest romance story by theashtone. As their story develops, Elio and Skyler will soon learn that they might just be the perfect people for each other who met at the best possible time. Question is, are they brave enough to let go of their past? Or are they just going to commit the same mistakes for the second time around?