Pasig Stories

The world didn't end with a bang of nuclear fire; it ended with a wet, ravenous moan. In the flooded, rain-soaked ruins of Pasig City, humanity is trapped between two nightmares. There are the "Afflicted"-mindless, flesh-eating hordes of the undead-and the "Kin"-ancient, intelligent vampires who have stepped out of the shadows to claim the wasteland. Elias "Cypher" Vance is a ghost of a man. Betrayed and abandoned by his own special ops unit after a deadly bite, he only survives thanks to the weaponized military nanites in his cybernetic arm. Now, he wanders the apocalypse as a cynical, hardened scavenger who trusts no one. His solitary death march is interrupted when he discovers a caged lab rescue named Trixie. Trixie isn't just a thirty-pound beagle; she possesses powerful telepathic abilities and carries the only known immunity to the plague. Bound together by shared trauma and a psionic link, the brooding cyborg and his innocent hound must navigate a brutal world. Hunted by the infected, ruthless human scavengers, and an ancient vampire who wants Trixie's blood, they embark on a desperate journey to a legendary safe zone called Havenwood. He has the armor. She is the radar. Together, they are the only hope left in a dead world. But in a landscape where every shadow hides a monster, will Elias's titanium fist and Trixie's psychic warnings be enough to survive the immune dawn?

The apocalypse wasn't just one story. It was millions of them. For fans of The Hybrid's Burden: City of Silence, the end of the world was only the beginning. While Odri and his family fought for their lives in a city overrun by the infected, other worlds were quietly shattering-and rebuilding-in the shadows. This companion collection takes you deeper into the outbreak, featuring standalone and intersecting stories set before, during, and after the catastrophic collapse: The Calm: A calculated game of power and manipulation played out in air-conditioned offices years before the first bite. The Chaos: Two young brothers caught in the blood-soaked, terrifying streets of Day Zero. The Aftermath: A loyal hound searching for a scent she can no longer find, and a new settlement fighting to keep the light alive in the ruins. From the gridlocked avenues of Manila to the terrifying silence of the mountains, these are the unrecorded moments of those who ran, those who hid, and those who were forced to evolve. In a city ruled by the infected, how much of your humanity are you willing to sacrifice to survive the dark?

"Sometimes the most powerful verses are the ones we never say out loud." Elara is searching for a lost collection of poetry when she meets Kael in a tiny Pasig bookshop - and in one quiet moment, they understand each other more deeply than anyone they've ever known. But fate has woven their lives into separate tapestries: Kael is devoted to his wife fighting cancer and their young daughter who needs him whole, while Elara stays by her father's side as he slowly loses his memory. They can never be together, but they refuse to let go of the connection that makes them feel truly seen. Instead, they become each other's silent guardians - leaving unspoken poems in bookshops and cafés, sharing joy and grief from a distance, and finding ways to be present in each other's lives without crossing the lines that would shatter the worlds they're bound to protect. In a world that screams for grand declarations of love, this is a story about the quiet strength of choosing what matters most. It's about love that doesn't need to be claimed to be real, bonds that grow deeper in the spaces between people, and the life lessons we learn when we realize some of our greatest connections are the ones we hold gently at a distance.

When Faith's five-year relationship ends right before she leaves for a typhoon-stricken town in Iloilo, she chooses not to make a big deal out of it. She's not a stranger to heartbreak after all - she deals with it every day with her disaster relief work. How can she be broken up about her lost love life when she's surrounded by people who literally lost everything? All she wants now is for her life to go back to normal. Never mind her unanswered questions about the breakup, or that (not so) tiny ache in her heart whenever she sees her ex. She's okay now and maybe she's even starting to like Nico Tamayo, the attractive new guy at work. With new possibilities on the horizon, Faith thinks she is well on her way to moving on. But when her past comes calling back to her, will all the good things in her present be enough to keep her on the path? Or will she finally learn that there's more to heartbreak and recovery than what she knows? CONTENT NOTE: This book is heat level 0 and follows #romanceclass guidelines requiring happily ever after (HEA) / happy for now (HFN) for romance. There is no mention of COVID-19, and the events of this book happened years before lockdown. There is mention of a super typhoon hitting the country and its aftermath. More info: https://anatejano.com/books/keep-the-faith/

Unang pakikipagsapalaran sa Kamaynilaan.

PAALALA: Ito ay isang kathang-isip lamang.

When the familiar streets of Pasig City descend into an undead nightmare, a family's bond becomes their only lifeline. Odri isn't a typical hero; he is a forty-five-year-old man harboring a terrifying secret: the zombie virus is already in his veins. As a hybrid caught between the remaining humans and evolving, intelligent undead variants, Odri must fight to retain his humanity. Beside him is his wife, Benz, a courageous cancer survivor who refuses to let the apocalypse claim what her illness couldn't. Guided by the keen instincts of their loyal six-year-old beagle, Alice, they embark on a brutal journey across a ruined city to reunite with the rest of their family. But the dead aren't the only monsters, as a ruthless faction of human survivors is actively hunting Odri down. How much of your humanity would you sacrifice to save the ones you love?

Unveiling the secrets of a forgotten kingdom, 'The Timawa's Daughter' tells the epic story of Dayang Kalangitan, a woman born of maharlika blood and timawa roots, who defies tradition to become a legendary leader. With her husband Gat Lontok, she forges a new path, freeing her people from bondage and ignorance. But as she stands alone at the helm of her kingdom, she faces treachery from within and outside her family. Dive into this gripping tale of power, loyalty, and the unbreakable bonds of family and tradition. THIS IS A TALE OF OUR FORGOTTEN PAST. THE STORY OF DAYANG KALANGITAN. LETS EXPLORE THE LEGACY OF TONDO KINGDOM