summer paradise [short story]

"When love enters the darkest heart, even a monster remembers how to feel." Elias, "Everyone runs from my darkness, but you walked into it like you belonged there." Trina, "You taught the world to fear you, Elias, but you forgot someone could still see the person beneath the monster."

LAUCHICO HEIRS #1 Celine Lauchico is the eldest heir to the Lauchico legacy. She lived a life defined by grace and adoration. She was blessed with the unwavering support of both the Lauchicos and the Matteos. With that, she never know what it feels like to be truly disliked or forgotten until she crosses paths with Piotr Simon Carvajal... again. Maraming nagbago... it was uncontrollable for childhood friends who became distant to each other without any goodbyes. When their paths crossed again, Pio was no longer the boy from her memories. He changed in ways she couldn't yet understand that makes the distance between them more palpable. It seems like the old Pio is gone, replaced by a man who feels like a stranger. Was it a good or bad change? And in the silence of their unresolved goodbye, can the ambers from their childhood be relighted or have they finally faded into greys?

Rourick Maximus Demirian

LAUCHICO HEIRS #2 Byron Lauchico was known as the heir to the Lauchico and Carreon Estate in Pampanga. Among his five siblings, he was the only one who constantly wanted to go back there, which was why he managed to get the largest portion of the land. Living there, he met girls-girls he dated and girls he was interested in. But he never expected a woman to suddenly pop out of nowhere with a daughter, claiming he was the father. And what's worse? The woman was the daughter of his father Basti Lauchico's best friend-Jojo Pecson.

Pheobe & Kudos Escaping Series #1 Si Pheobe Tadea ay isang babae na mahinhin at ang kanyang hangarin lamang ay makatulong sa kanyang pamilya. Siya ay pumasok bilang isang katulong sa Mansion ng Mayor nang kanilang bayan, ang akala niya ay tahimik ang kanyang magiging buhay du'n nguni't nag kamali sya. Simulan ng umapak s'ya sa mansion na ito ay nag bago ang kanyang puso na nananahimik ay bigla na lamang kumakabog pag nakikita n'ya ang anak ng mayor na si Kudos Rancano. Hindi n'ya alam bakit sa tuwing tinitigan s'ya ng binata ay may iba s'yang nararamdaman, pilit man niyang umiwas sa mata ng binata na mapanukso ay hinahanap pa din ito ng kanyang mga mata. At kahit anong iwas n'ya sa anak ng mayor ay hindi ito tumatabla. pag lalo niyang iniiwasan ang binata ay mas lalo s'ya nitong ginugulo. Dumating ang panahon na naging marahas na sa kanya ang binata na si kudos, nakielam ang binatang kudos sa relasyon nila ng kaniyang nobyo dati na si trent. Nang dahil kay kudos ay naghiwalay sila. Si kudos mismo ang nag utos sa kanya na makipag hiwalay kay trent. Galit ang nangibabaw sa puso niya. Hindi niya alam bakit ginawa iyon ni kudos. Hindi niya alam bakit iba siya tratuhin ni kudos. Hanggang sa nalaman niya na kaya pala nag kakaganun ang binata sa kanya ay dahil sa gusto siya nito. Hindi niya alam ang gagawin, sinubukan niyang iwasan si kudos pero hindi niya magawa. Hanggang sa isang araw ay nagising na lamang siya na hubo't hubad habang katabi ang binatang Obsessed sa kanya.

Still aching from her internet ex-boyfriend's scam, Tamitha finds herself in deep trouble when she meets Roosevelt Sanvictores, the man in the photos her ex pretended to be. She knows that he's off-limits, but when circumstances keep bringing them together, maybe fate's got other plans. **** After getting drunk from a stupid mistake, Swan Tamitha Dominica wakes up in a room that's not hers, stark naked. As she tries to move forward from the humiliating one-night stand, she comes face-to-face with the man whose photo her internet boyfriend used to scam her. The man is Roosevelt Sanvictores, a handsome billionaire and it's not difficult to like him--only if he's not off limits. Determined not to fall for him, Tamitha puts up her walls. But when her heart screams to tear her walls down and she discovers the past she shared with Roosevelt, will she finally listen to her heart? Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish.

A collaboration of CC, Race Darwin, Makiwander

Jeremiah Kai Claveria was turned down by the girl he was pursuing for almost two years. He's got it all, gwapong mukha na puring-puri kahit saan siya magpunta. He's impossible not to notice. He's funny, his outgoing personality is like a magnet to everyone who talks to him, except that he's a spoiled brat, he wants things crazy and exhilarating. Walang pakialam saan o kung sino man ang babanggain niya. But there's something lacking, and it's lingering at the tip of his tongue. ... and the teas of Claveria begins.

Moncherry Ignacio Bellini has almost everything a woman could ask for. Beauty, wealth, a successful career, and a name that opens doors wherever she goes. But for the past four years, there is one thing she cannot seem to have. Margarita Yalenna Pinili. A hospitality student with a warm smile and a habit of making Cherry forget every sensible thought in her head, Maya is the one woman who makes all her carefully laid plans fall apart. The problem? Maya believes she's straight. And in her eyes, Cherry is simply Ate Cherry. For years, Cherry settles for stolen glances, harmless flirting, and carefully arranged coincidences, hoping that someday, the girl she calls her pretty girl might finally see her as something more. But when another man enters Maya's life, Cherry is forced to confront a possibility she has spent years trying to ignore. What if the woman she is waiting for was never meant to be hers? Will Maya ever realize that the beauty queen who keeps showing up in her life is in love with her? And how long can Cherry keep playing the part of a friend when her heart is asking for something more? After all, even the sweetest love story needs a little cherry on top.

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