In a garden full of roses, how many of us cared for a single thorn? Whenever we glide on every single rose, we hate it when our dress gets caught up by a thorn. But you say it's your favorite? How much pain can you endure by accepting that every single rose has multiple thorns that can prick you, hurt you, and leave you wounded? For Hardin Grathia Costan, the thorns should be hidden. It should be buried and should never see the light of day. Iyon ang palaging utos ng kaniyang boyfriend. Kapalit ng lahat ng naitulong nito sa kaniya simula nang mawala ang kaniyang mga magulang. Sa pag-aaral at sa buhay na meron siya ngayon. Ayos lang sa kaniyang sumunod palagi sa utos. After all, everyone loves roses, their petals, and their sweet scent. Everyone yearns for perfection. Hindi tinatanggap kung hindi perpekto. Iniiwan kapag hindi sumusunod. She's so used to being the perfect girlfriend. The obedient one. A trophy. Her boyfriend can make her do a lot of things that even she, herself, cannot imagine doing. Change the way she dresses? Stop listening to her favorite artists. Even zip her mouth while he cheats? Okay. But when an unexpected thing happened, her boyfriend needed the money to save his grandmother, his only parent growing up. He traded her for millions. And now, she needed to be a girlfriend for someone she didn't even love. His boyfriend's boss, Flame Augustus Monforte. By the hopes that someday, all of her sacrifices for him would be reciprocated. But how is that Flame able to take out the thorn from the rose I built? I thought it was supposed to be hidden. It should be buried, right? Never to see the light of day? Why am I confused all of a sudden? I am giving him the rose that everyone wants but... why is he craving for my thorns? Started: May 9, 2023 Ended: December 26, 2023

Started: 04/27/2021 Ended: 08/24/2021 Ang hirap palang tumanda. Ang hirap magbayad ng bills. Ang hirap suportahan ng pamilyang akala ay isang milyon ang suweldo mo. Ang hirap ngumiti sa nanay na mataas ang tingin sa'yo pero hindi ka kayang ipagtanggol. Ang hirap tabihan sa hapagkainan ng tatay na pinag-uubusan mo ng pera pero hindi ka maalala. Ang hirap mag-abot ng tulong sa kapatid na baon sa utang. Ang hirap intindihin ng hipag na nakakapagpa-rebond pa kahit kapos na kapos na. Ang hirap pakisamahan ng bunsong halos ilahad ang mga palad tuwing makikita ka. Ang hirap ngitian ng mga taong tanong nang tanong kung bakit hindi ka pa nakakapag-asawa. Ang hirap humarap sa mundong isasampal sa'yo na mag-isa ka. Tulong, bigay, utang. Isang iling mo lang, madamot ka na. Kasama mo sila kapag may maibibigay ka, pero hindi mo sila mahahanap kapag wala na. Ikaw ang kakayod, sila ang tutuka. Ikaw ang iiyak sa pagod, sila ang magtatamasa. Iyon ang summary ng buhay ko. Sobra-sobra ang naririnig na paghingi, kulang na kulang ang naririnig na pasasalamat. Sobra-sobra ang pagpapasensya, kulang na kulang ang natatanggap na pagpapahalaga. Sobra-sobra ang binabayaran, kulang na kulang sa kasiyahan. Kaya nang dumating sa buhay ko ang nag-iisang lalaking hindi ako nakita bilang naglalakad na alkansya, ang nag-iisang lalaking nakinig sa mahabang listahan ko ng problema, ang nag-iisang lalaking nagbigay sa akin ng kakaibang saya, ipinangako ko sa sarili na sa gitna ng hirap ng pagtanda, magtitiis ako basta't siya ang kasama. Kahit pa ang kapalit noon ay pagtalikod sa minahal na pamilya. Kahit pa ang kapalit noon ay paglaban sa mundong pinatatakbo ng kapangyarihan at pera. Kahit pa ang kapalit noon ay ang pagdurusa't pag-iisa. Siya ang ginhawa, pahinga, at kasiyahan ko. Dumating man ang araw na tanaw ko na ang dulo. Dumating man ang araw na wala na kaming sagot sa lahat ng bakit at paano. Dumating man ang araw na pareho na kaming talo.

[THIS STORY WILL BE FREE AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 27.] *** Halimaw sa banga ang bansag ng makulit na si Anne Reyes sa kanyang guwapo pero grumpy boss na si Hunter dela Merced. Masungkit kaya niya ang puso nito gamit ang kanyang pilikmata at mapatunayang hindi lang siya isang ambisyosa? *** Pag-aambisyon. Pag-iilusyon. Pangangarap ng gising. Ito ang sakit, kapraningan, at kaadikan na taglay ni Anne Reyes-ang babaeng baklang tinimbang ngunit kulang. Makatsamba kaya siya sa buhay pag-ibig sa tulong ng guwapong halimaw na si Hunter dela Merced? Hahaba kaya ang buhok niya tulad ni Rapunzel? O tulad ng bansag sa kanya ay mananatili lang siyang Anne-bisyosa?

Slendio Maurik "Slen" Rigal, a confident gay man, has always been at odds with Elianna Reveles, a fiery and ambitious Volleyball Captain. Paano kung ang pinakamalaking kalaban niya sa buhay, siya pa palang magpapabago ng lahat? Paano kung ang hindi niya inaasahang nararamdaman ay magtulak sa kanya na tanungin ang kanyang sarili? Paano niya tatanggapin sa sarili ang nararamdaman niyang pag-ibig para sa isang babae, at sa babae pang tinuturing niyang kaaway? Second Book of Vexed Men Series. Dual Point of View. Started: FEB - 15 - 2025 Ended: MAR - 22 - 2025

If a gay man falls for a woman, does it change who he is or just what he feels? Alam na ni Elion Derett "Eli" Lascano kung sino siya, kung ano ang laging tinitibok ng puso niya. Mas gusto niya ang lalaki, iyon ang akala niya. Ngunit isang hindi inaasahang koneksyon ang dumating, isang damdaming hindi tugma sa lahat ng kanyang pinaniwalaan tungkol sa sarili. Savanya Arteaga; the woman who made him question everything he thought he knew about himself. First Book of Vexed Men Series. Single Point of View. Started: FEB - 08 - 2025 Ended: MAR - 01 - 2025 [REVISED]

Ivy Heredia is the petal of the Heredia chamber. Famous and loved by everybody. Pero kung kanino pa niya gustong makakuha ng pagmamahal... iyon pa ang hindi nagbibigay - ang kaniyang pamilya. They think she was just a pretty face. The petal that doesn't deserve their family name. A celebrity who just needs to flirt with the camera and that's it. She's the petal they watch dying of thirst for they cannot reciprocate the love she deserves. Wanting so badly to be loved by her family, Ivy sashayed her way onto Norman Tamesis' office. Leaving a love letter that she believes will get him to his knees and worship her like any other man. She wanted to marry him, not because she loved him... but because of the reputation she'll have once she got him. She can picture it already! Her family members looking at her with pride and joy. Treating her like she deserves to be part of the family, smiling at her like she's a priced gem. How lovely, right? But as she was about to leave the office, a random Architect Pierce Eiran Monforte entered the premises. With his cold piercing eyes, she knew what to do. With all the information she could get from him, she knew she'd win this time. But is the definition of winning... being with Pierce... in one room... parting her petals? Started: January 25, 2024 Ended: April 8, 2025

They thought living together would only mean splitting rent, food, and chores. But when Jack is found stabbed inside their apartment and his girlfriend Desiree vanishes, the boarding house turns into a crime scene, and every roommate is suddenly a suspect. Kate swears she wasn't there. Abby insists she knows nothing. Jane claims she saw more than she should have. Secrets, betrayal, and simmering grudges surface, each one more dangerous than the last. As the police close in, paranoia spreads. Did Desiree kill Jack? Or is the murderer still among them? In a house where lies come cheap and loyalties break fast, survival depends on one brutal truth: Trust no one.

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