Ceremony Novels & Stories

Astria Equilla, Isang mabuting estudyante, anak, at kaibigan, Lumaking masunurin sa matatanda at magalang. Not until, Nang Engagement Day na, her fiancé na childhood friend nya ay tumakbo sa Engagement Ceremony at nagtanan kasama ang Girlfriend neto. She suddenly realized kung gaano kamali ang Desisyon nyang pumayag sa plano neto, Napatingin sya bigla sa lalaking nasa likodan nya na tahimik at mariing nakatitig lang din sakanya. Cairan Funtaveriá, step brother of her supposedly Fiancé and her ex-lover, a gloomy man na binabalot nang kadiliman ang mundo pero tulad nang gabi, may isang bituing nagpapaliwanag sa buhay nya and It was Astria, the fiancee of his step-brother. Sa pagpapanic dahil magsisimula na ang Ceremony, Hinatak ni Astria ang kamay ni Cairan papuntang entablado at sinimulan ang Engagement Ceremony. Ano kaya ang mangyayari sa dalawa matapos ang kaninang mga desisyon?

Imbitado si Adah Santolaja sa isang oath taking ceremony na gaganapin sa Shangri-La Hotel. After ceremony, hindi namalayan ni Adah na napahimbing ang tulog niya sa isang VIP suite; hindi nito kwarto. Kalaunan, naramdaman niya na lang na may katabi na siyang natutulog roon, at sa isang galaw niya lang ay nagising ang lalaking katabi nito. Parehong lasing at wala sa sarili dahil sa impluwensya ng alak; naging mainit ang gabi ng dalawa nang magkaroon ng isang hindi makakalimutan na pangyayari. Subalit, bagaman, nang magising ang mga ito kinaumagahan, napagkasunduan ng dalawa na sila lang ang nakakaalam sa nangyari sa pagitan nila. A weeks later. Hindi inaasahan ni Adah na makikita at makakatrabaho niya ang lalaking naging dahilan ng kanyang malaking pagkakasala sa kanyang live-in partner—si Doctor Benjamin Alcantara. Si Benjamin Alcantara, presidente ng Alcantara Group and Medical Hospital. Sa edad na tatlongput-lima ay walang ibang naging kaabalahan ang binata kundi ang magtrabaho at travel abroad. Subalit, nang magkaroon ng isang one-night-stand sa isang babaeng hindi kilala nito sa hotel—nagbago ang lahat nang magkita ulit sila sa iisang pinagtatrabahuhan gusali. Naging madalas ang pagkikita ng dalawa hanggang sa—si Benjamin na mismo ang gumawa nang unang hakbang upang makilala niyabg muli si Adah; bagong nurse ng Alcantara Group and Medical Hospital.

Sa araw ng kasal ko, dumating ang first love ng fiance ko sa wedding ceremony suot ang parehong haute couture gown na gaya ng sa akin. Pinanood ko silang tumayo ng magkasama sa entrance, binabati ang mga bisita na para bang sila ang bride at groom. Nanatili akong mahinahon, pinuri ko sila, sinabi ko na bagay sila sa isa’t isa—maganda at matalino, itinadhana sila para sa isa’t isa. Napaluha ang babae at umalis. Gayunpaman, ang fiance ko, ay hindi nagdalawang-isip na ipahiya ako sa harap ng lahat, inakusahan niya ako na mapaghiganti at makitid ang pag-iisip. Noong matapos ang wedding banquet, umalis siya para sa dapat sana ay honeymoon namin—at siya ang kasama niya. Hindi ako nakipagtalo o gumawa ng eksena. Sa halip, palihim akong nag-book ng appointment para sa abortion.

Nang dahil sa gaganaping engagement ceremony ng kapatid, napilitang umuwi ang 25 anyos na dalagang si Elodie Hermedilla sa Pilipinas galing Australia. Ngunit, hindi niya inaasahang bigla pala siyang ipapalit sa kapatid na ma-engage dahil buntis ito sa ibang lalaki. Kaya nakipagtalik siya kay Russel Lardizabal, 28 years old na binatang kakikilala pa lang niya, dahil sa ayaw niyang ireserba sa kaniyang mapapangasawa ang kaniyang virginity. Subalit, hindi naman pala natuloy ang engagement ceremony. Pagkakataon niya iyon upang ituloy ang namamagitan sa kanila ni Russel. Nang malaman niyang balak pala siyang gamitin ng lalaki dahil sa mai-engage rin ito sa iba, napipilitan man ay siya na ang kusang lumayo. Ngunit huli na ang lahat nang malaman niyang buntis na pala siya kay Russel. Kaniya bang sasabihin sa lalaki ang tungkol sa magiging anak nila? Or she will wait him chase her untamed heart?

Melody Rackelle Magallanes, a professor, an independent woman, an obedient daughter, and an understanding friend. But the people around her always have a say on her life—especially on her love life because ladies at her age were either married or engaged. She was already thirty-two, but she didn't have a boyfriend. Not because she was not girlfriend material, but because she was too focused on her career growth, and she didn't notice that most of her friends, cousins, and colleagues were married or engaged already. At her best friend's wedding, everyone was pushing her to date her partner in the ceremony, hoping that she would have a boyfriend after the date. But as usual, the date was a failure. One of her best friends suggested signing in on a dating platform to meet new friends. But still, it was a failure. One day, she woke up one morning and thought of having a baby on her own. To her, it doesn't matter if she doesn't have a husband as long as she has a baby. Would it be possible the fact that she doesn't have a boyfriend? What would be the plans of her best friends?

Ysabelle Andra Guerrero never thought her love life would become a business transaction. As the only daughter and heiress of an airline company, she lived independently— an adrenaline junkie, a traveler, and someone who swore never to open her heart yet but her world turns upside down when her family uses her for a deal: a marriage contract to secure a business partnership. Worst? She must marry Aldrich Evan Lorenzo— the man who left her without any explanation. Aldrich, heir to a well-known travel company, faces his own crisis. With his family’s business on the brink of collapse, he agrees to the arranged marriage, unaware that the bride-to-be is the woman he secretly loved and lost. Bound by a contract with clear terms: 1. End the marriage once the Lorenzo company recovers. 2. Act as a powerful couple in public. 3. No strings attached. Neither of them wants to say “I do,” but both have too much to lose. On their wedding day, chaos strikes when Sarina Fructuoso—a famous dermatologist, crashes the ceremony, claiming she’s pregnant with Aldrich’s child. The revelation stuns everyone, especially Ysabelle but gives Aldrich the benefit of the doubt, suspecting a setup. As they navigate a web of lies, public scrutiny, and hidden feelings, their scripted affection begins to feel real. Behind the staged smiles and cold arrangements, they find themselves drawn back to each other. What started as a contract becomes a fight for something deeper—a second chance at love neither of them expected.