Original Title : THE DEVIL'S BABY MAKER 'I'll give you everything you want but you have to give everything you have and that includes your Heart, Soul and Body.' -Neien Geryon

[ Published under IMMAC ] Cathalina Frances Valeria is a well-known superior agent in Italy. She was well trained and capable in her job, doing missions like it was just a piece of cake to her. Aside from her thrilling profession, she also does modeling internationally, to the point that every man flocks to her. Despite being a Valeria heiress and prominent in her capabilities and enticing beauty, she is wretched and despondent. Until one day, the director of her organization gave her a mission. A mission that will change her life and norms. A mission that can lead her to a mafia heir. A mission that will put her heart at stake for guarding the Mafia's son.

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.

When Bride Lopez loves, she does it with all her heart. It was her strength and her weakness. Kaya n'ong minahal niya si Slance Aquino ay alam niyang binigyan niya ito ng kakayahang saktan siya. Slance and she were from different worlds. He was one of the popular kids then and she was just...well, Bride. Slance Aquino was tired of pain. He was tired of going after every person he loved. He was tired of being run away from. He was tired of loving people who ran away from him. Kaya hindi niya alam kung bakit gan'on nalang ang kapit ng pagmamahal niya kay Bride kahit na isa ito sa mga taong tinakbuhan siya. Hindi niya alam kung bakit mahal na mahal niya ito kahit na ito ang taong may pinakamalakas na kakayahang saktan at sirain siya. He wanted to unlove her. Ten years later, fate decided to play a trick on both of them. They met again, now adults who were experiencing individual issues. Bride saw the meeting as a chance. Slance saw it as a means to closure. Bride thought that allowing herself to succumb to what she felt for him would ease the pain of longing she had for him. Slance thought that the only way to prevent her from hurting him again was to hurt her first. Both were wrong decisions that they had to suffer from because fate's game was just starting. Mula sa isang pagkikita ay nasundan pa iyon ng marami pa. Slowly, from one pain to another, Bride and Slance came to realize that the path to a perfect love was paved with pain. And no matter how much they try to run away from each other, their hearts were born to be one. © Mary Ruth Baloy Published 2015 by Lifebooks