Hiraya Francesca is the golden child of Eunthastica University Foundation, the genius prodigy is bound to nothing but success. She treaded her life with grace and confidence. For her, failure isn't a roadblock but a redirection for something greater. A perfectly curated diamond amidst stone and sand. A perfectly curated success in a world full of commonness and mediocrity. Hiraya can have anything in this world, may it be beauty, brain, or boys. Everything. Except for Deimos Soledad de Merced. Kaya noong nagkaroon ng pagkakataon at hinayaan nitong makapasok si Hiraya sa buhay nito ay hindi na niya pinalagpas pa ito. She seized her chance and gambled, ngunit tama nga yata ang sabi nila; lahat ng matatalino, pag dating sa pag ibig ay nagiging bobo. She poured her heart and soul into all the oceans that she sailed and the spaces in between that she crossed, only to be welcomed by betrayal and loss. She loved him, he despised her. She trusted him, he betrayed her. She watched him tore her kingdom, and offer it to his own queen. Stripped out of her own title, the golden child lost her kingdom and crown. Date started: December 2023 Date finished: December 2024

How do you survive in a world full of chaos? How do you survive in a city filled with disappointed gazes? How do you survive in a place swarming with people looking down on you? I was lucky enough to be saved from the dangers looming outside this city, but why do I feel more suffocated by the safety they offered? ------------------------- Being one of the very few Gifted people in Deathstone City, Raya was hailed as the future savior of the forlorn place. As a person who naturally awakened at the age of 8, she was given both the best and worst treatment inside the Sidus Labyrinth, the Headquarters overseeing the safety and progress of the city. However, as time passed by, with no signs of advancement in her ability, she was considered a forgotten gem. How will she adjust to being just a "normal" gifted, now that she has also been 'demoted' from being a Quester to being a Pathfinder?

SPG | R-18

SPG | R-18

[RFYL book 2] When the enemy is close behind, you need to run as fast as you can. RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN Written by: SHINICHILAAAABS Genre: Science Fiction August 2, 2018

In the near dystopian future where the population has blown up, women and the poor are more oppressed, and those with positions who abuse their power remain unscathed, a girl called Sunny wants nothing more than to break the vicious system. But how can she do this if all they can do is run for their lives? *** In the year 2070, impulsive, tactless, and hardheaded Sonia "Sunny" Gallego enters the First Ward Academy with a goal in mind: get an important position at the Capital and break the rotten system. She abhors that women and the poor are oppressed yet again, and those in positions of power are still abusing their authorities, only now coupled with advanced technology. With royal face-offs, ultimate meat researches, past secrets, and family revelations coming her way, she learns that what she has in mind is not an easy task. Will she be able to break the system or will she be a part of it? "Life is a race," they say, "so run for your life!" DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano"

Caught Series 3

[OFFICE LOVE AFFAIRS #1] As his personal secretary, Chantal's next task is to marry the president. *** Not getting any younger, Xavi is pressured by his mother to get married and settle down. He is lured on blind dates disguised as business meetings and family gatherings. With his patience stretching to its limits, to escape his mother's persistence, he offers extra work to Chantal and boldly asks her hand in marriage. Having faith in love and believing in destiny, Chantal rejects his offer and files for a resignation. She thinks it will be easy to find another job in the corporate world with her credentials and working directly for the highest post in Dela Vega Holdings. However, Chantal has no idea that Xavi will block her applications until she is hard-pressed and unable support her mother, who is undergoing regular dialysis. In the end, she has no choice but to accept Xavi's offer, be his wife in papers, and play pretend.

He can't and he will never accept that it's the end of their story. *** Lucia despised her stepfather, him, and his entire clan-a clan of bloodsucking vampires. Having no plans of being turned into one, she eloped with her boyfriend Lourd, a mysterious guy she met in the forest. Blinded by love, isinawalang bahala ni Lucia ang mga kakaibang bagay na napapansin niya kay Lourd. That is until the night of the third full moon when she conceived his son and found out that the baby is an immortal. Tumakas siya sa mga bampira pero bampira din pala ang sinamahan niya. She was so broken because the man she trusted the most fooled and tricked her...

You can't hide anything from him... you just can't. *** Embry's life is smooth sailing until two storms shattered her frame of mind - one in the form of an accident and another, by meeting Cross Gablin Vox, a stunning yet arrogant "vampire" who can read minds. Things will eventually get crazier when she discovers that Cross cannot only read her mind, but also, her deepest desire...