After Image Novels & Stories

"Sa mundong ang pag-ibig ay isang pustahan, sino ang unang masusunog?"   Sa loob ng tatlong taon  ay naniwala si Beatrice Aquino na natagpuan na niya ang kanyang tanging pahinga sa piling ng kanyang "puppy boyfriend" na si Benedict. Siya ang "Ice Queen" ng mundo ng negosyo. Matapang, disiplinado at handang bawiin ang dangal ng kanyang pamilya, ngunit sa harap ni Benedict ay isa siyang babaeng nagmamahal lamang nang tapat.   Subalit sa gabi ng kanyang pag-po-propose ay gumuho ang lahat. Ang inakala niyang tapat na pag-ibig ay isa lamang palang laro sa pagitan ng mga rich young masters. Para kay Benedict Mendoza, ang tagapagmana ng pinakamayamang pamilya sa Quezon City, si Beatrice ay isang hamon lamang, isang trophy na masarap makuha bago ang kanyang itinakdang kasal sa iba.   Dala ng poot at sugatang dangal ay nagpasya siyang gumanti. Sa isang gabi ng kalasingan at desperasyon ay isinuko niya ang kanyang sarili sa isang misteryosong estranghero, isang lalaking may awtoridad, mapanganib na karisma at may mga matang kasing-itim ng gabi.   Ang hindi niya alam ay ang lalaking kanyang pinag-alayan ng gabi ay ang mismong tanging tao na kinatatakutan ni Benedict, ang kanyang Uncle.   Ngayong nag-uumpisa na ang laro ng paghihiganti ni Beatrice, paano siya tatakas sa bitag ng isang "Uncle" na walang balak pakawalan siya? Sa mundong puno ng pagkukunwari, sino ang tunay na mandaraya at sino ang magiging biktima ng sarili nilang laro?

Brenda thought her life was perfect, but her love story did not end up the way she wanted to. Her turned into a nightmare when her lover, Pablo, had an affair with a younger woman because she cannot conceive a child.

Apat na taon silang kasal, at sa loob ng mga taong iyon, buong-puso ang tiwala ni Penny sa kanyang asawa. Ngunit gumuho ang lahat nang matuklasan niya ang maruming lihim ni Gabo. May iba pala itong pamilya sa labas. Ang mas masakit pa, ang itinuturing niyang ampon na kapatid na si Melissa at ang pamangkin niyang si Mia ay tunay palang mag-ina ni Gabo. Kayasinadya niyang piliin ang pinakamasayang araw ng lalaki para maghiganti. Ito ang araw ng grand launching ng bagong kumpanya ni Gabo. Inilapag ni Penny ang mamahaling envelope sa mismong mesa sa harap ng maraming bisita. Ang divorce agreement. Hindi makapaniwala si Gabo. Para sa kanya, isang malaking pagkakamali lang ang lahat na kayang daanin sa matinding pagsisisi. Agad niyang binayaran ng milyun-milyong breakup fee si Melissa at tuluyan nang pinutol ang ugnayan sa anak sa labas na si Mia, mapatunayan lang kay Penny na seryoso siyang magbago. Umaasa siyang babalik ang asawa dahil alam niyang wala itong ibang alam gawin sa buhay kundi ang maging maybahay. Sigurado si Gabo na maghihirap ito kapag nawala siya. Ngunit nagkamali siya. Ilang buwan lang ang lumipas, niyanig ng balita ang buong industriya. Hawak na ngayon ni Penny ang isang pharmaceutical patent na nagkakahalaga ng daan-daang bilyong piso. Hindi doon nagtatapos ang gulat ni Gabo dahil nabalitaan na lang niyang ikakasal na muli ang kanyang dating asawa. "Magpapakasal ka sa isang ordinaryong lalaki lang? Penny, hindi ka niya kayang buhayin! Hindi ka siya karapat-dapat para sayo!" Eksaktong inilabas ang opisyal na listahan ng pinakamayayamang tao sa Pilipinas para sa taong ito. Tiningnan ni Penny ang pamilyar na pangalan at litrato na nasa pinakatuktok ng listahan. Pagkatapos ay lumingon siya sa kanyang groom at ngumiti nang matamis. "Sabihin mo nga sa kanya, mahal, na ikaw ang pinakamayamang tao sa bansa."

Growing up with her evil-like parents, Maria Arabella Cortel wasn’t able to do anything when she had to pretend as Maria Renee Garcia, the girl that was promised to marry a Villacorta. She was forced to change everything. Her hair. Her way of speaking and her way of styling clothes. She basically stole her identity. It was all her parents’ plan, but included the real Renee who even pushed her to do it. All for her parents’ obsession with money, and making the real Renee Garcia’s life miserable in their hands. Everything was planned smoothly. Nang napunta na siya sa puder ng mga Villacorta, she felt like slowly succeeding when Mrs. Villacorta didn’t notice at all how she’s not the real girl she wants for her son. The woman is very fond of her. She thought she had no problem at all. But that's only what she thought. Because when Alexandro Kirviel Villacorta appeared, Renee’s fiance, that shattered her long-held notion that she’d succeed in her mission. She was confronted. Pinagbintangang hindi totoong Renee. At pinagbantaang hindi titiglan hanggang manggaling mismo sa kaniyang bibig ang katotohanan. Both of them have agendas to fulfill. One to keep the truth, and the other one to unveil. But what if love gets in the way? Who would win? Who would fail? Especially… when their parents put the decision in their hands, risking everything no matter what it takes.

"Hindi man tama na mahalin ka, susugal ako! I will make everything possible to have that second chance with you! Pero mangako ka na hindi mo na ako iiwan!" Mason Rouge's marriage is filled with lies and betrayal. Bulag ang pagmamahal pero dumating ang hangganan ng lahat. And when he was about to give up, natagpuan niya ang kanyang sarili na muling minamahal ang babaeng pinakasalan niya. Posible bang mahalin ulit ang isang taong sobra lang sinaktan at dinurog?

One night of rebellion. One forbidden kiss. One viral scandal that could ruin it all. Savannah Madrigal is the nation’s "Diamond Sweetheart"—an A-list actress with a pristine image and a secret, rebellious streak. But when a night of heavy drinking leads to a torrid, reckless kiss with a stranger in a dark VIP bar, her "innocent angel" career is pushed to the edge of a cliff. The stranger? Sebastian de Cartier, the arrogant and cold Tech Tycoon, and the second richest billionaire in the Philippines. Known for his ruthless boardroom tactics and his private, lowkey one-night stands, Sebastian is forced into a corner when his father—the country’s number one billionaire—demands a cleanup of the family’s reputation. To save their empires, they are forced into a Flash Marriage. It was supposed to be a Contract Marriage—purely scripted, strictly professional, and completely fake. But behind closed doors, their Hate to Love tension is a ticking time bomb. As they navigate their Love after Marriage, the lines between their public script and private passion begin to blur. In a world of glitz, grit, and high-stakes power plays, can they survive the Steamy reality of their arrangement, or will the truth behind their Arranged Marriage be their ultimate downfall?

Joy Reyes is running out of options. One missed rent payment away from homelessness, she makes a desperate call to the last person she expects to answer, Alexander Montalban, the billionaire whose name appears more often in business headlines than in public. She asks for a job. He offers something stranger. "Make me laugh." For three months, Joy will live in his estate, follow his schedule, and earn more money than she's ever seen. Her task sounds ridiculous, but the paycheck is real and desperation leaves little room for pride. What begins as an arrangement quickly becomes something neither of them anticipated because Alexander isn't looking for entertainment. He's searching for something he's lost. And Joy is beginning to realize that behind the wealth, the power, and the carefully controlled image is a man carrying wounds no amount of money can fix. The more she learns about him, the harder it becomes to remember that her stay has an expiration date. Three months. That was the deal. But when you're the only reason a billionaire smiles, walking away may cost more than either of you expected.

What is the enchantment that occurs when word and image unite? Once art and poetry collided, there is enormous potential for creating something special —a masterpiece.

After ten years of silence, a call from the Philippines disrupts Katharina Esmeralda Grimaldi’s carefully constructed life. Once treated as a burden by her family, she fled their chains to carve out her destiny in Europe. Now a Duchess of Monaco and a powerhouse in the business world, Katharina has no intention of letting her past taint her success. But when the request comes for her to return, curiosity drives her to face the place she once called home. What could possibly demand her presence after a decade of independence? As she steps back into a world she vowed to leave behind, Katharina finds herself entangled in a shocking twist—a forced marriage to Rome Benjamin Azcárraga, the cold, enigmatic CEO of Asia’s largest shipping empire. Power collides with passion, and the stakes are higher than ever as Katharina navigates a dangerous game of love, revenge, and ambition. Will the Duchess who conquered Europe bow to her past, or will she rise even stronger?

One drunken mistake was all it took Lauren Roman to marry the man she has been secretly admiring for years, Felix Sales. Felix was never fond of her; accusing her of things she never intended and leaving her the day after their wedding, not knowing she was pregnant with their child. The mistreatment was her wake-up call. Taking her child, she left him and only showed up after a year with annulment papers in her hand. However, as if the universe played her twice, Felix now wanted her back in his life…like the missing fragments of that one drunken night.