Determined to give her grandparents a better life, Rivka leaves Paraíso de Solandis, only to find herself working as secretary to Thiago del Rio, the powerful chairman whose empire is the very reason she was forced to seek a new beginning. *** Rivka Asena Portalez wants to escape. From the past that haunts her, from the people determined to break her, from the pain that refuses to fade. But fate has other plans. It leads her straight into the arms of Thiago del Rio, the chairman of the country's largest gold-mining empire. For the first time, Rivka dares to hope that someone might save her . . . maybe even love her. But everything shatters when a tragic mining accident entwines their families in the worst possible way-her grandfather and Thiago's father caught in the devastation. Forced apart without a word, Rivka and Thiago disappear from each other's lives, carrying nothing but heartbreak and unfinished fire. Years later, destiny strikes again. And the moment their eyes meet, they realize the fire between them never died. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Louise De Ramos

R-18 COMPLETED Iniwan, nasaktan, at umalis para magbagong buhay. Nagbakasakaling mas matatagpuan muli ang sarili sa syudad. Naghanap ng trabaho para mabuhay at pag-aralin ang sarili. Ngunit taliwas sa inakala ni Jacque, may mas malaking pagbabago pala... nang nakilala niya ang lalaking parang si Eros. Sing-asul ng karagatan ang malalalim na mga mata. Parang dyos na bumaba sa lupa para manghumaling ng mga kababaihan. Kaya nitong bilhin ang mundo. Kaya nitong kunin ang anumang naisin. Parang bulkan, magandang tanawin ngunit delikadong lapitan. Titigan mo na lang sa malayuan o mas maiging, iwasan. Ngunit... kahit ano'ng bilis ng takbo niya, iniisang hakbang lang ng lalaking ito. Ikaw, magpapahabol ka ba? Magpapa-ubaya sa babairong kagaya niya? Magpapahuli ka ba? Bibigay ka? Kahit na... hindi ka naman niya hinahabol kasi liligawan ka. Kasi gusto ka niya sa romantikong paraan. Hinahabol ka niya sa kadahilanang, "You make me so fucking horny." ⊶⊶⊶⊶⊶⊶⊶⊶⊶⊶⊶⊶⊶⊶⊶

You can read this as a standalone story! Sartori #2 "I abused Diablos..." Diablos, the third-born boss of the Sartorian Mafia, was a man who could not be tamed due to his uncontrollable anger. He had to drink the bitter medicines prescribed by the family doctor to keep himself restrained. Never did he imagine that he would taste the sweetest sensation from a woman's skin, far better than bitterness. That taste became the only thing that kept him under control during his fits of rage. But because of his obsession with it, his kindness was abused. . . . Mature Content Warning: R18+

You cannot read this as a standalone story! Read "Addicted Damien" and "Abused Diablos" first! Sartori #3 "I abandoned Drugo. . ." . . . Mature Content Warning: R18+