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Si Michelle ay matagal ng may gusto sa kan'yang childhood friend na si Khyron. Gagawin niya ang lahat kahit na makasakit ng ibang tao mapunta lang sa kaniya ito. Labis siyang nasaktan nang malaman niyang ang lalaking pinapangarap niya ay nagkaroon na ng nobya at hindi siya ito. Umalis siya ng bansa upang buoin ang sarili. Sa kan'yang pagbabalik ay inanunsyo niya sa dati niyang mga kaibigan na ikakasal na siya at ito rin ang araw na nagtapat ng pag-ibig ang taong nanakit sa kan'ya dati, si Khyron. how long would she love the person who hurt her? Until he ends her heartaches?
Prologue
Uminom ako ng alak mula sa isang bote na aking hawak. Kasalukuyan kaming nasa bar para sa aming college reunion. I looked at the entrance hoping na darating siya. I'm hoping, not expecting. Kung hindi ko siya ipinagtabuyan dati , eh 'di sana kasama ko siya ngayon. Muli kong inisang lagok ang natitirang alak sa bote. Marahil ay hindi na siya darating kasi ayaw niya akong makita. Sino nga ba ang gugustuhin pang makita ang taong dumurog at sumira sayo? No one.
"Dude! Easy! Hindi ka mauubusan ng alak," nakangising saad ni Jerald na ikinatawa ng ibang ka-batch mate namin. Hindi ko sila pinansin at nagmasid sa paligid.
May lumapit sa aking babae at ipinadaan ang pula niyang kuko sa aking pisngi. "I'm free tonight. You can sleep with me," she said seductively na kinahiyaw ng aking mga kasama. Bitch. I used my hand to spank her finger at my face.
"I don't do sex with bitch," I insulted while glaring at her. My friends, especially Renz booed at her while the other remains quite. The woman embarrassingly walk away while stamping her feet. Tumayo ako at umalis not minding them calling my name and asking where would I go. Tinahak ko ang daan papuntang comfort room nang may mabangga akong babae na kalalabas lang ng female comfort room. Her purse fell to the ground, yumuko siya at pinulot 'to. Nabato ako sa aking kinatatayuan, sa amoy pa lang alam ko siya ang nasa harapan ko. I shook my head, hindi lang siya ang may gano'ng klase ng perfume. I ignored her at aalis na sana nang tumayo siya. Nabato ako sa aking kinatatayuan na para bang nakadikit ang aking mga paa sa sahig. So, she came and she's standing in front of me...again. My world stop and fireworks explodes above us. Nagwala ang aking puso na para bang gusto nitong lumabas mula sa aking dibdib.
"I'm sorry." Her voice is so sweet. Ikinuyom ko ang aking kamao para pigilan ko ang aking sarili na yakapin siya. I miss her so bad.
Natigilan siya at nagmamadaling umalis. "Excuse me." Hinawakan ko ang kan'yang braso upang pigilan siya.
"W-what!" she stammered and raised her eyebrow.
"Please, don't leave me again," I whisper in air. I know I'm such a jerk, pagkatapos ko siyang ipagtabuyan dati, saktan at durugin tapos ngayon nakikiusap ako na manatili siya. Isa 'tong malaking kalokohan. I squeezed her arms that makes her to take it from me.
"Kung wala kang sasabihin aalis na ako!," galit na sigaw niya. Iniwan niya akong nakatulala. Napangiti ako dahil kahit na galit siyang sumigaw kanina ay para pa rin itong musika sa aking tainga. After I used the toilet I go back to my batch mate's table. Ang balak ko kaninang iwan sila para mapag-isa ay binura ko sa aking isipan. Ito na ang aking pagkakataon para angkinin siya, palalagpasin ko pa ba? I saw her kissing Heart's cheeks, her bestfriend. Tumuloy ako sa table nila at umupo kung saan ako kanina nakapuwesto. Pinagmasdan ko lang siya sa bawat galaw niya. Namilog ang kan'yang mata at napatakip ng kamay sa bibig nang makita niya ang anim na buwan nang tiyan ni Ryzel at sumulyap sa akin.
"OMO! Your pregnant!" hindi niya makapaniwalang usal. Napatawa si Ryzel sa kan'yang reaksiyon. Napakunot ang aking noo, it seems like their close. As far as I remembered they had fight before she leave the Philippines.
"Ikaw, kailan ka mag-aasawa?" tanong ni Heart sa kan'ya. Napaayos ako ng upo. She smiled widely that makes my heart beats so fast. She raised her hands showing the engagement ring in her finger. Pakiramdam ko ay sinaksak ng ilang milyong beses ang aking puso, ikakasal na siya at hindi sa'kin. Iniwas ko ang aking mata nang tumingin siya sa akin, ayokong makita niya na nasasaktan ako.
"I'm getting married!" she announced happily. Umirit ang mga kababihan at binati siya.
"Cheers! Para kay Michelle!" Itinaas namin ang aming bote ng alak sa pangunguna ni Jerald. Pakiramdam ko ay natuyo ang aking lalamunan kaya nakalahating bote ako ng alak. I'm expecting this. Pero kahit na, ang sakit pa rin. Parang pinipiga ang aking puso sa sobrang sakit. I stared at her, mas lalong nag-mature ang kan'yang mukha, ang pulang lipstick at eyeliner na bumagay sa mataray niyang ekspresiyon. She doesn't like to wear a revealing clothes but now I'm not sure. She's wearing a backless blue dress that made every man to looked at her and I hate it. Nagtagpo ang aming mga mata at nagkatitigan. Malalim ko siyang tiningnan, sa huli ay siya rin ang umiwas. I saw a man whispered at her that cause her feel being uncomfortable. I tightly closed my fist and stood up. Lumapit ako sa lalaki. I grabbed his colar and punched him so hard in his face. Hindi pa ako nakontento at pinaulanan ko pa ito ng suntok na kan'yang ikinatumba. Pumaibabaw ako at patuloy siyang sinuntok. Inawat ako ng aking mga kaibigan ngunit hindi ako nagpatinag. How dare you to disrespect my woman!
"STOP!" tumigil sa ere ang aking kamao nang marinig ko siyang sumigaw. Tumayo ako at kinaladkad siya palabas nang bar. Narinig kong tinawag kami ng aming kaibigan ngunit hindi ko sila pinansin.
"Ano ba! Bitawan mo nga ako!" nagpupumiglas niyang sigaw. Nang makarating kami sa parking lot binuksan ko ang pintuan ng aking kotse.
"Get inside," maawtoridad kong utos sa kaniya. Alam kong magmamatigas siya kaya binuhat ko siya na parang sako at ipinasok sa kotse.
"Put your seatbelt," saad ko sa kaniya sa mas mahinahong boses habang binubuhay ang makina ng kotse. I sighed so as not to lose my patience when she just crossed her arms and looked straight in front. Mabilis kong pinaandar ang sasakyan na kan'yang kinasigaw. Nakita kong nagsuot siya ng seatbelt at minura ako.
"DAMN YOU! DAMN YOU! STOP THE CAR!" paulit-ulit niyang mura habang mahigpit na nakahawak sa strap ng seatbelt. Sa bilis kong magpatakbo ay inabot lang kami ng sampung minuto. I stepped on the brake when we are in front of her house already. Natigilan ako nang makita kong may luhang pumatak sa kan'yang pisngi. Pupunasan ko na sana ito nang bigla siyang sumigaw na nagpatigil sa akin.
"I HATE YOU!" Binuksan niya ang pinto ng kotse at buong puwersa na sinara. Napahampas ako sa manibela ng aking sasakyan nang paulit-ulit. I made her cry again.
"Mahal? Bakit ko naman mamahalin ang ang taong hindi ko kilala at sinungaling kagaya mo!" Nanginginig na duro niya sa akin at tumingin siya sa akin na para bang gusto na niya akong sakalin. Napapikit ako dahil sa pagsara niya ng gate na naglikha ng malakas na tunog. Sinampal ako ng katotohana ng mga salita niyang binitawan na hindi niya ako minahal dahil kahit kailan hindi ako naging parte ng buhay niya.
"Who is she?" I asked, feeling tears well up in my eyes. "He met her at the Alpha training camp," he said. "She is a perfect suitor for him. It snowed last night, indicating that his wolf is happy with his choice." My heart sank, and tears made their way down my cheeks. Alexander took my innocence last night, and now he is taking that thing in his office as his Luna. **** Emily never shifted on her 18th birthday and became the laughingstock of the pack. When her old crush, Alexander Black, returns from Alpha Training, she never expected him to be her mate. After a night of passionate love, Emily finds out that young Alpha Alexander has taken a chosen mate. Heartbroken and humiliated, Emily runs off and disappears from the pack. Now, five years later, Emily is a high-ranking warrior in King Alpha's army, specializing in sensitive matters. When her best friend invites her to a night of music and laughter, she never expects to run into her mate, Alexander. Will Alexander figure out it is Emily? Will he chase after her, and most of all, will Emily be able to keep her secrets safe?
After three secretive years of marriage, Eliana never met her enigmatic husband until she was served with divorce papers and learned of his extravagant pursuit of another. She snapped back to reality and secured a divorce. Thereafter, Eliana unveiled her various personas: an esteemed doctor, legendary secret agent, master hacker, celebrated designer, adept race car driver, and distinguished scientist. As her diverse talents became known, her ex-husband was consumed by remorse. Desperately, he pleaded, "Eliana, give me another chance! All my properties, even my life, are yours."
During her three years of marriage with Brendan, Adeline had become as humble as dust itself. However, what she got in return wasn't love and affection, but endless indifference and disdain. Worse yet, when the woman in Brendan's heart suddenly showed up, he further distanced himself from her. Finally, Adeline couldn't stand it anymore and asked for a divorce. After all, why should she stay with such a cold, distant man? The next one would surely be better. Brendan watched as his ex-wife left with her luggage in tow. Suddenly, a thought occurred to him and he made a bet with his friends. "She'll definitely regret leaving and will come crawling back to me in no time." After hearing about this bet, Adeline sneered. "Dream on!" A few days later, Brendan ran into his ex-wife in a bar. It turned out she was celebrating her divorce. Not long after, he noticed that the damned woman seemed to have a new suitor. Brendan was starting to panic. The woman who had clung to him for three years suddenly didn't seem to give a damn about him. What was he going to do?
She thought she was the love of his life, and he became the love of her life that fateful day she had seen him at the pack's party. Selene Grace was only a replica of Alpha Leo's real mate, and when he spotted her, Leo immediately claimed her as his Luna in order to suppress the rumors of him being mateless. Being unable to conceive turns Selene's marriage into a nightmare, and as if that wasn't enough, Alpha Leo finally reunites with his long time lover and mate, rejecting a pregnant Selene as a result. 5 years later, Selene, a now successful doctor, receives an invitation to the moon shadow pack in order to rid the pack of a deadly disease which has struck it. Will Selene return back to the pack which had caused her so much pain, and what would she do when she realizes that she is mated to the Alpha who had betrayed her in the past?
In the eyes of the public, Elijah was ever the gentleman, always distant and reserved. But behind closed doors, he was an animal who relentlessly ensnared Ashley in a web of lust. No one knew of their secret relationship, yet at the same time, no one dared to bully her again. Then one day, she was hit with morning sickness right in front of everyone. To everyone’s shock, the aloof and domineering Elijah quickly knelt in front of her and caressed her pregnant belly. “Babe,” he crooned, “let’s go public with our relationship. I will give you my everything.”
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