[PUBLISHED under LIB] #1. "If pleading guilty means protecting you, I will."

One-Shot Story.

Naniniwala si Adonis Emilio sa usong phrase na "Walang Forever". Hindi dahil sa wala siyang ka - forever kundi dahil sa klase ng trabahong mayroon siya. He was very much in love with his childhood sweetheart but he had to let her go dahil sa mga bagay na hindi niya kayang pigilan. Now, Adonis found himself in a mission that he later on realized -- it was bigger than everything else in his life. What will this mission bring to his life? MCJUNIOR #4

"Kahit kailan hindi mo ako tiningnan bilang ako. Hindi mo ako tinuring na asawa dahil ibang babae ang nasa isip mo pag tayo yung magkasama. Sa bawat pagsabi mo ng mahal kita, sa bawat yakap mo at halik, siya ang nasa isip mo at hindi ako. Minahal mo ako hindi dahil sa mahal mo ako, minahal mo ako dahil binubuhay mo ang kapatid ko sa katauhan ko." - Savannah Andrade

Laide Consunji grew up always getting what she wanted. With just one word, she could have everything the world can offer. She had the perfect life every girl dreams about. But despite of it all, she was longing for something - someone - a person she had always wanted but she could never have. Why? Because he's married. Consunji Series 1st Gen Book # 04

All her life, Avery Apelyido has stayed within the four corners of her home. But a forced vacation trip to Barcelona gives her a rollercoaster ride she didn't ask for. Will she be able to handle all the changes happening in her life--or will she be unable to accept the fact that she should get out? *** For Gabrielle Avery Apelyido, staying inside is a must. Binuo na niya ang kanyang mundo sa apat na sulok ng kanyang silid dahil na rin sa kanyang allergy sa init. Basta kasama niya ang kanyang gaming setup at lagi siyang panalo sa mga international tournament para magkapera at makabili ng favorite niyang brands, wala na siyang hahanapin pa. But a forced vacation trip to Barcelona changed all of these. There, she got drunk para magrebelde and dreamed of a steamy night with a hot guy. But how will she handle it when the next day, she realized na ang kaniyang masaya at mainit na panaginip ay totoo pala? And the guy beside her is not just any other guy--but a Consunji in flesh? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish.

Isang haciendero si Sabello Arandia. Naniniwala siyang hindi pa ipinapanganak ang katapat niya kaya wala siyang ginawa kundi ang mambabae. Yes, he is a proud playboy - cliche, yes. He believes that he is only doing this because of the way they were raised by their parents. Sa madaling salita, jerk si Sabello. Sabello thought that he can just get away with everything until she met someone who burned all his beliefs - literally and figuratively. Alpha Series # 08

If something got stolen, will you do everything just to take it back? Consunji Legacy # 07

From strangers to friends. From friends to close friends. From close friends to lovers. When Joey met Psalm, she didn't think that they'd ever be together. Paano ba naman, ex niya ang best friend nito! Psalm had seen her at her lowest, and she didn't think that there's a possibility of them being together... Pero habang tumatagal, mas lalong napapalapit ang loob niya dito. But how could they be together if he couldn't trust her? Trust... parang isang maliit na bagay lang, pero kapag wala sa isang relasyon, hindi mo alam kung hanggang kailan magtatagal.

Darkness. Maria Juana Sihurano is full of darkness. Pakiramdam niya ay hindi na siya muling babalik sa dati dahil sa kadilimang dala ng kanyang nakaraan. She felt out of place in her own family. She felt alone but whenever Juan Francisco Birada is around, everything lights up. She wanted to hold onto him because her life depended on it - but her world was shaken when suddenly, Jufran wanted to leave... Alpha Series # 09