To care about the opinions of others is to live in a prison you built yourself-but what if caring beyond one's capacity is the only way to keep the world from falling apart? Haunted by a past tragedy and fueled by a vow to never let anyone down again, life gave the perfected art of losing herself to protect everyone else. Anastacia Dawn Naciente has spent years ensuring she never lets anyone down, but Chase Iverson Llegado makes her question the very foundation of her sacrifice. Daggers were shot and words he'll soon regret were thrown, then he finally sees through her cracks, eventually finding himself lost in her yielding warmth. He has built walls and her shadows whispers of charity. Seeping through cracks was enough... or was it really? Uncertainty and hope were all he had, but he heed through the whispers and embraced her tender novelty. "Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner" - Lao Tzu

In a circle of friends where everything looks normal, Klaus and Blair act like nothing's going on between them. But when no one's around, they end up crossing the line they never talk about, slipping into secret pleasure they both pretend doesn't mean anything. Until it slowly stops obeying them until silence between them starts saying more than words ever could. And in the end, is it still just a pleasure, or was it never just that at all?

PUBLISHED UNDER LIB Note: If you're not into flawed characters who make wrong decisions, don't read this. Save yourself from stress. Started: 10/07/2020 Ended: 11/18/2020 Elora Chin Valencia grew up in a toxic Christian family where she was viewed as the black sheep. Araw-araw ay ipinaparamdam sa kanya ng mundo na wala siyang lugar sa sarili niyang tahanan. She was a consistent dean's lister and an obedient daughter, which left her wondering what she had done so wrong to be disregarded as a speck of dust in the wind. They made her feel like she was just dirt, filling up the empty space. The one who would never have her own safe place. Feeling all of this contributed to her endless suicidal ideations. Baka nga tama sila. Baka nga wala siyang halaga at kailanman ay hindi na sasaya. She almost believed that. She almost held onto that notion. Not until she met the man in his BS Civil Engineering uniform and gorgeous grin, Troy Jefferson Dela Paz. He kissed her forehead, and her loud thoughts were silenced. Her demons calmed down. Her foes were defeated. For the first time in her life, she had proven her family wrong---a happy Elora Chin was possible. She was loved and well-taken care of. Troy embraced her sharp parts, not minding the wounds he might get. But fate had a lot of cruel things in store for her. Because when she thought she had reached the peak of happiness, she found myself drowning alone in the ocean she now called home, alone in her shame, alone with the waves she couldn't tame.

He is her human trophy. Carlyn doesn't care what anyone thinks of her, as long as she has Jordan Moises Herrera, her sensible and almost perfect boyfriend from the Science Class. But when she started falling for him for real, Jordan suddenly realized that he was too good for someone like her. South Boys #2 JFSTORIES

Catching Flight Series #1 Life doesn't end when your mother dies and your father hates you - but for Saskia, she believed her life would end that night. As she cries in pain and agony, for a brief moment, she lets herself search any glimpse of any softness on her father's eyes - as if her wound caused by him will be healed if there is. But there was none. She accepted her fate. How ironic. A father must love and take care of his child. And as if God's not done watching how Saskia's father disobeyed Him over and over again - Saskia's life did not end there. She got a chance to get far away. Found a family who loved her unconditionally. Met a man she became friends with benefits with. For once in her life, she couldn't ask for anything more. She was content. Until she got pregnant. And she didn't want him to know. She thinks he didn't need to know. Her world crumbled as she took a flight back to her home country and faced his father and traumas again. While he continued his life not having a clue what went wrong between them. Will fate lead him to her? Will he find a way back to her?

What happens when you know something but you can't prove it? Cerys knows the man her parents trusted destroyed her bloodline. But no evidence points to him. She knows she's Cerys Montclair. But everyone questions it. She knows her dreams feel more like memories than dreams. Still, she has no way to prove they're real. Because while she is Cerys... she has also been Jihye, Aleksandra, Haruka, and Alya. Until a man from her dreams shows up like a proof she'd been asking all her life. But here's a problem. She had this strange pull towards this man's best friend, distracting her from proving that this man is her past lover. His best friend is not the man from his dreams, but her intuition tells her he matters more than any dilemma she had encountered. Because if her dreams may point to Yi-an, why in the world does her heart kept choosing Ron instead?

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