Sa bilyaran unang nakita ni Xander ang isang estudyante na nagsisikap maipanalo ang laro sa kadahilanang ito at ang mga classmates nito'y nangangailangan ng pera para sa project. She was thin and small-breasted. But a beauty in a different sort. And with forest-green eyes. Bukod sa hindi na niya type ang mga skinny women, hindi siya ang uring pumapatol sa estudyante. It would be like taking a baby in its cradle. Little did he know that young, model-thin and small-breasted mestiza wasn't as innocent as she looked. The woman was a tramp, for crying out loud! ito mismo ang babaeng lumabas sa cardboard cake na iniregalo para kay Cash Santa de Leones--isang kasamahang race car driver!

"I have never been in love, Cam. So I don't really know if what I feel for you is love." She tensed but she persevered. It was her life, her happiness that was on a stake. "So okay. Analisahin natin kung ano iyang nararamdaman mo para sa akin. Lets start it with you getting a hard on every time I am near. So, what's next?" May kalituhang nagdaan sa mga mata nito. Then he brought her hand to his lips. "I have dreamed of you always since I first saw you. I want to see your face next to my pillow each and every morning, I want to laugh with you, cry with you, grow old with. I have this age-old feeling on wanting to protect you, and-" Tinakpan niya ang bibig nito ng mga daliri niya. "That's enough for now" Her smile was wide. She felt like jumping into the bed of this stupid man and hug him and kiss him until he saw sense. Then she wrinkled her nose. "Maybe you don't love me enough, Brad. But don't worry.." She shrugged, grinning silly, "we can work it out. Baka madagdagan pa yang mga sinasabi mo. I'll keep a list. So. Lets marry and live one day at a time."

Trace Lavigne was SEAL. His code name: Condor. A bird of prey. A hunter. Dangerous and majestic. Uncapable of love... of tenderness. He was angry and bitter. Tulad ng dalawang kasamahan niya--ex-SEAL Ivan and Brad--nakikipaghamok siya na tila ba wala nang bukas. Until an exotic stranger proposed to him. Walang dalawang tao na noon lang nagkita ay magpapakasal sa isa't isa. But the lady was desperate to marry anyone available. And he would rather be the one. Ano ang mawawala sa kanya kung sasang-ayunan niya ang alok ng estrangherang pakasalan niya ito? In one moment of madness,he gave his name to a dark beauty but a stranger. Only that stranger happened to be Jessica Fortalejo--the youngest heiress of the Fortalejo Empire. _____ **all credits goes to Martha Cecilia**

"My brother excels in everything, Chantal. He's a martial arts expert, a champion swimmer, he races cars like a madman... and he didn't just inherit my grandfather's looks but also Franco's business acumen and ambition. And women run after him as if he was the only man on earth..." Chantal indulged Quinn when she listened to his story about his superhero brother. Subalit hindi siya naniniwala rito. Ang James Navarro na ikinukuwento ni Quinn sa kanya'y produkto lamang ng imahinasyon nito... dahil naniniwala siyang ang ikinukuwento nito'y ang pagkatao na gusto nitong maging. But never in her wildest dreams that she would soon meet the man himself. Subalit may nakaligtaang ikuwento si Quinn sa kanya-James Navarro was also arrogant, rough, a bully, and the devil personified.

"Now what shall it be? Go home or have a drink with me?" tanong ni Benedict, watching her over the rim of his goblet. Julianne saw the challenge in his eyes. Itinaas niya ang mukha, accepting the challenge, tulad ng pagtanggap ng maliit na insekto sa paanyaya ng gagamba na gumapang sa sapot nito. And this man wasn't an ordinary spider. He was a wolf spider. A predator. But come to think of it, she didn't have anything against wolf spiders. "Okay... I'll have one or two shots," she said boldly, wise or foolish, so let it be. Benedict grinned devastatingly. And she stopped breathing.

Nagawang paghiwalayin ni Leon Fortalejo sina Jewel at Bernard noong una. Nagkaroon ng relasyon si Bernard kay Sandra kaya umalis si Jewel patungong Amerika with a broken heart. After almost three years, bumalik siya sa kagustuhan na rin ni Leon. Si Bernard ay malaya na ngayon. After years of loneliness and miseries, muli silang nagkasundo at nagpasyang magpakasal. Pero taglay ni Leon Fortalejo ang lihim ng pagkatao ni Bernard na nakatakdang sumira sa pag-ibig ng dalawa. Magtagumpay kaya si Leon sa ikalawang pagkakataon?

Jenny Navarro. Socialite princess. Habang ang ibang anak ng mayayaman ay nasa ballet and piano lessons sa murang gulang, siya'y nasa ibabaw ng stallion. At nang magdalaga, habang ang mga kasinggulang niya'y nasa disco at social functions, siya'y dalubhasa sa martial arts at pagpapalipad ng helicopter and a markswoman. Zandro Fortalejo. Sa kanyang palagay ay si Jenny ang kabuuan ng babaeng hindi niya type. Wild, rich, and spoiled. Pero bakit niya tinanggap ang suhestiyon ni Franco that he tamed the wild heart?

Bernard. Ibinigay niya ang pangalan at pag-ibig sa iisang babae. And blamed himself that she died. Nawalan ng direksiyon ang buhay niya and he thought that Diana could bring back his sanity. Diana. Pinakasalan niya si Bernard dahil mahal niya ito, dahil akala niya ay kaya niyang tanggapin na kalahati ng puso nito ay hindi kanya. And she was so wrong. Lance. He fell in love with a woman whose exotic beauty could make the gods swoon. She had coal-black eyes which he thought held so many passionate mysteries. The Black Diamond. Para sa kanya, iisa lang ang kahulugan ng buhay-si Bernard. She died and lived again for only one man. Feel the pain, the heartaches, the anguish and the magical love that defied time and death.

Madaling-araw na pero nasa deck pa rin ng pag-aaring yate si Renz Navarro, tired and bored to death. He had just made love to his current girlfriend and found no satisfaction. Nang mula sa kung saan, nakita niyang sumampa sa railings ng yate ang isang... babae! His yacht was more than a thousand yards away from Manila Bay. Ang magkaroon ng hindi inaasahang bisita mula sa madilim na karagatan sa ganoong oras ay bahagi lang ng pagkamangha niya. What took his breath away was the fact that the woman who climbed up to his deck was wearing nothing but seawater dripping down her body!

When Lance Navarro whispered "I do..." Erika Rose saw hatred and contempt in his eyes. Pero hindi doon natapos ang galit ng bunsong lalaki ni Franco Navarro. Minutes after the forced wedding, dinala siya nito sa kaibigang tattoo artist and to her horror, Lance branded her for life. At bago siya nawalan ng malay, she saw cruelty imprinted in his eyes. Iyon ang huling pagkakita niya kay Lance for he left her on the same day he married her. At sa loob ng tatlong taon, tinaglay ni Erika Rose sa tapat ng puso ang tatak ng kalupitang iyon.