Hades was still staring at me. Unsurprisingly, there was an emotionless expression on his face. I turned to look at my mom. "We need to clear all these rumors" I told her. There was something going on and by the look on my mother's face, I knew that I was not going to like it. "What is it?" I asked sternly, crossing my arms over my chest. "Well" my mother started, not really knowing how to start. "This rumor seems to brighten Hades' reputation" Stella told me, sounding quite reluctant to tell me. "And what does it have to do with me?" I asked, my eyes moving to Hades. "Hades Reigns, getting married to Luna Jenkins, the only daughter of Kathy Jenkins" Stella said, very formally. "Despite the fame of your mother, you grew into a nice and generous woman" she said, making my eyes grow wide in surprise. "Your good reputation, will clean his" She continued. This time, my stares turned into glares. They wanted me to keep this act of getting marriage going so that Hades Reigns' reputation become clean. "And you agree to this?" I asked my mom who simply shrugged. "Sweetheart, it all depends on you. If you agree, then we'll keep it going. If not, you just tell us" my mother said softly. "Think about it" Stella said. "It's beneficial to both of us" she said quickly. "And why is his reputation so important?" I questioned. Hades had his eyes fixed on me. He seemed perplexed to why I was asking this question. "It simply is" he responded nonchalantly. I have to admit that he still intrigued me. "Then why did you ruined it?" I asked. This time, his eyes widened in surprise. "Luna" my mom scolded me again.

[PUBLISHED UNDER LIB] #3. "If I won't have you then might as well kill me, attorney."

Hindi na uso ang fixed marriages at tanging sa nobela at pelikula lang yan naririnig at nararanasan. Pero hindi pa pala dahil nangyari yan sa buhay ni Tres. All the way from the remote island in the Philippines ay umalis siya dahil lang sa sinasabi ng daddy. Sinisingil na sila ng pamilya Del Grego ang pakasalan ang isa sa mga anak nito na si Genesis. Siya ang naging bayad sa kagagawan ng dalawa niyang kapatid na bigla na lang nagpakasal sa ibang lalaki na mahal ng mga ito dahil ayaw nila ni Genesis. And she's here to pay the price.

"Isusumpa ko sayo. Ibibigay ko sa unang lalaking makakasalubong ko ang tanging bagay na kailanmay di mo nahawakan!!" "Baby, please maawa ka wag mong gawin yan. Maawa ka." ..... "Hindi kita pinipilit kong ayaw e di huwag. Hindi lang naman ikaw ang nag-iisang lalaki sa mundo." Ano ang mas mananaig... ang matagal na iniingatang friendship? O ang tanging daan na magkaroon ng Relationship?

WARNING: R-18 l MATURE CONTENT l SPG l VERY SEXUAL l READ RESPONSIBLY Namulat si Clea sa kahirapan ng buhay. Sa murang edad natuto itong magtrabaho para buhayin ang sarili at para buhayin ang mga taong nagpalaki sa kanya. Nalayo sa mga magulang at walang maalala. Lumaki sa pamilyang walang pagmamahal sa kanya. Pinagmamalupitan sa kabila ng mga sakripisyo niya. Araw-araw humaraharap at lumalaban sa hamon ng buhay. Walang reklamo, walang angal. Pero isang pangyayari ang magpapabago ng lahat. Kailangan niyang tumakas sa mga taong nagpalaki sa kanya. Masakit man para sa kanya pero wala siyang magagawa dahil sariling kaligtasan niya ang nakasasalalay. Hanggang kailan ang mga paghihirap ni Clea? Darating pa ba ang araw na matatagpuan niya ang totoong pamilya? Mahahanap niya ba ang lalaking magbibigay ng tunay na pagmamahal sa kanya? Pero paano ba magmahal kung ang taong minamahal mo ay nakatali pa rin sa nakaraan niya? Kaya bang pangatawanan nang puso mo ang pag-ibig na alam mong wala namang kapalit? Tainted Series#1: LUKE ANDREI CONTRERAS

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Shiela tried her best to be civil with Magnus, her one-night stand--after all, they have twins to take care of. But when circumstances bring them together, will this be a chance to make them acknowledge the growing feelings they have for each other? *** Growing up in a conservative family, Shiela Mariano believed in the 'no sex before marriage' rule. That was until she got cheated on by her ex-boyfriend and so she decided to throw her inhibitions away with a stranger. But when her one-night stand got her pregnant, her father disowned her and was left alone with her twins. Then came Magnus San Diego, the ill-tempered boss of the company that she's trying to get into. No matter how hard she tried to avoid him, circumstances always brought them together. Will the growing annoyance that they have for each other change when they finally discover that they were each other's perfect stranger? Cover Design by Rayne Mariano DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish.

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If loving you means hurting, then I'm happy to suffer in pain, forever, my lover. A story written by: asterovenia