In chess, there is one rule you can never take back. Once you touch a piece, you must move it. To outsmart his family's rivals, Eli must infiltrate AstraCorp as an assistant. But the closer he gets to CEO Adrian Valerio, the more dangerous-and tempting-the game becomes. A corporate enemies-to-lovers story about power, control, and the moment you realize you're no longer sure which side you're playing for.

Five years ago, Elvi was the woman who nursed a blind and broken Lionel Soren Lazaro back to health in a secluded lake house. Before he could regain his sight and see her face, she vanished, leaving him with nothing but a memory. She runs away with something important, she is carrying his child. Now, Lionel is a ruthless billionaire CEO obsessed with finding the woman who saved her. When their paths cross again, he doesn't recognize the face of the woman that saved him, but he recognized her heart.

(COMPLETED) Blake Teo Lauchico From hallways to tennis courts to stages. It seems to Blake Lauchico that it was too much to want Santi Loran. Their journey is a symphony of scandal, sacrifice, and the brutal pursuit of freedom. Both of them were supposed to attend a performing arts school in Boston but as the ghost of Santi's past resurfaced, Blake was forced to take after his father's legacy--to be a professional tennis player--in order to protect the love of his life. Sabay na nangarap, sabay na nangako. Pero hindi sabay na nakamit ang tagumpay. After all the sacrifices, will there be a second chance for their love now that they're both successful?

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗜𝗕 𝘅 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗽𝗮𝗱 [BOYS' LOVE] (REVISED: 2025 VERSION) Coffees and pancakes. Teas and waffles. Two people crossed that created ditto but with dissonance. ⋆౨ৎ⋅˚₊‧⋅˚₊‧ ୨୧ ‧₊˚ ⋅‧₊˚ ⋅୨ৎ⋆ They say life is about compatibility. When you are paired with someone who matches your personality and follows the same routine as you, that's how connection and, eventually, love bloom. As per Zern Josh Villarama and Victorino Caiden Flynn, it was the opposite. They could replace the definition of ditto. But despite that, they could not get along. Because Caiden hates gays and Zern proudly lists himself on Caiden's hate list. Their hatred for each other grew like a wildfire, because aside from being neighbors in their university's dormitories, they keep seeing each other everywhere. No matter where they go, fate leads them to the same place at the same time. Can enemies, torn by hate, be drawn happily together in the end? Is it possible for two people who despise each other to fall in love despite the odds? How can they fix the dissonance, when their similarities only fuel their hatred? Can two souls, so alike yet torn apart by bitterness, ever find harmony and turn their conflict into something beautiful, something worth fighting for?

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He was always ALMOST WITHIN REACH, and she stretched herself to meet him. She tried to fit his world, tried to shape her heart to match his, but love is not a reward for effort. Love isn't earned, it arrives when it wants to, or it doesn't at all. ** Diego Emmon Lascano & Ollivia Costa Single Point of View. Started: Ended:

Valle d'aosta Series 7 •HeiressxLawyer •FemXFem •Arranged marriage

EROS AND RICA STORY

If a gay man falls for a woman, does it change who he is or just what he feels? Alam na ni Elion Derett "Eli" Lascano kung sino siya at kung ano ang laging tinitibok ng puso niya. Mas gusto niya ang lalaki, iyon ang akala niya. Ngunit isang hindi inaasahang koneksyon ang dumating, isang damdaming hindi tugma sa lahat ng kaniyang pinaniwalaan tungkol sa sarili. It came in the form of Savanya Arteaga, the woman who made him question everything he thought he knew about himself. First Book of Vexed Men Series. Single Point of View. Started: FEB - 08 - 2025 Ended: MAR - 01 - 2025 [REVISED]

(𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚏𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚘𝚛𝚇𝚂𝚝𝚞𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝) 𝙑𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙁𝙡𝙚𝙪𝙧 𝘼𝙡𝙫𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙯 is a medical student who has spent most of her life living according to expectations that were never entirely her own. As the daughter of a man who believes discipline and success are the only measures of worth, she has learned to move carefully. Studying harder, pushing herself further, and following the path that was laid out for her long before she understood it. Among the many professors she encounters, one name stands out more than the rest. Vaine, finds herself noticing the aloof doctor more often than she should. At first, it is nothing more than quiet curiosity, but curiosity has a way of growing into something more complicated, especially when unexpected moments begin to close the distance between a student who has spent her life following expectations and a doctor who seems determined to keep the world at arm's length. 𝘿𝙧. 𝙔𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙝 𝘼𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙝 𝙓𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 is one of the most respected doctors and a professor known for her uncompromising standards. Her reputation for brilliance is matched only by the distance she keeps from everyone around her. Dr. Xanther has always preferred to be orderly, focused, and untouched by unnecessary attachments. That is, until Vaine enters the picture. Among all her students, Vaine is different. She is curious, persistent, and unafraid to challenge the boundaries that Dr. Xanther so carefully maintains. Despite herself, Dr. Xanther cannot help but notice the student who refuses to be invisible, the student who may very well disrupt the carefully ordered life she has spent years perfecting.