Pride Is The Devil Novels & Stories

“Hey, bambina. Can you speak English?” he decided to ask with his sexy voice. She giggled again. “Mayaman ka ba? Bilhin mo na 'ko. Kailangan ko ng moneys—as in money with s. Maraming pera!” she drunkly said. He still couldn't understand, but one thing is for sure—the beautiful woman in front of him needs a lot of money and he's willing to give everything to her without hesitations. He smirked. “How much do you need, bambina?” *** Anastacia Williams can do more than selling her soul to the devil but she didn't expect a handsome multibillionaire to be smitten by her. He offered her a huge amount of money and she accepted it without hesitation due to desperation. He was sweet and she started developing feelings for him—not until she found out that he's the leader of a big time syndicate, the Mafioso Castelli.

At 28 years old, Aubrielle Allison Caballero returns to Andalucia carrying a name that commands power, fear, and influence. Born into the province’s most dominant political dynasty, her future was meant to be written in government halls—but Aubrielle chose a different path. Determined to become a doctor, she comes home hoping to rebuild her life on her own terms. Now 29, Emilio Fidel Valencia has transformed into a respected and formidable leader. Once a quiet boy watching from the sidelines, he now stands at the forefront of a town determined to rise from years of political control. But behind his strength lies a past deeply scarred by the Caballero name. When fate forces Aubrielle and Emilio back into each other’s lives, unresolved emotions ignite beneath layers of pride, anger, and unfinished history. What begins as tension slowly becomes something far more dangerous—a love neither of them planned, yet neither can deny. As political ambitions clash and long-buried truths threaten to surface, they must choose between loyalty to their legacies and the undeniable pull of their hearts. In a province ruled by power and haunted by the past, love may be the only thing strong enough to change everything.

Si Celestine Alarice Reyes ay isang kasambahay na lumalaban sa buhay para mailigtas ang kanyang amang nasa ospital. Nang matanggap siya sa mansyon ng bilyonaryong si Lucian Kael Montecarlos, ang akala niya ay simpleng trabaho lang ang naghihintay sa kanya—hanggang sa makilala niya ang lalaking malamig, dominante, at sanay na walang kumokontra sa kanya. Pero sa hindi inaasahan, ang kasambahay na dapat lang manatiling tahimik ang siyang hindi natitinag sa kanya. Habang lumalalim ang kanilang ugnayan, mas nagiging mahirap itago ang damdaming unti-unting nabubuo sa pagitan nila. Hanggang sa isang alok ang magbago sa lahat—isang contract marriage na kapalit ng perang tutulong sa hospital bills ng kanyang ama. Isang kasunduang dapat ay tungkol sa negosyo lang, pero magiging simula ng komplikadong emosyon na hindi na nila kayang kontrolin. Sa pagitan ng tungkulin, pride, at damdaming hindi dapat, isang tanong ang babago sa lahat. Hanggang saan ka handang lumaban para sa pag-ibig na nagsimula lang sa isang kontrata?

"I thought he was my sanctuary. It turns out, he was my greatest executioner." Si Allyson Mariano ay isang runaway heiress na mas piniling magtago sa anino ng isang corporate empire kaysa maging sunud-sunuran sa kaniyang pamilya. She traded her billions for a simple life—at para sa isang boss na walang ginawa kundi bwisitin ang araw niya. Their office was a battlefield of bickering and tension, but behind the pride, they found a connection no one could break. Arfeo was the only one who knew her secret. Siya ang nag-iisang lalaking nangakong poprotektahan si Allyson, at hinding-hindi siya bibitawan. But every promise was a lie. In one dark night, Arfeo did the unthinkable. Hindi lang siya basta umalis; he orchestrated the betrayal that ruined her life. Ibinenta siya pabalik sa mga "monsters" na tinatakasan niya. He threw her into a 'golden cage' and vanished without a trace, leaving her to rot in the hands of her cruel father. Five years later, Allyson is back. She’s free, she’s powerful, and she’s hunting him down for revenge. But the Daredevil she finds isn’t the same man who broke her. At ang katotohanan sa likod ng gabing iyon? It might shatter her all over again.

Perpekto ang buhay ni Celestine—o iyon ang akala niya. Bilang tagapagmana ng isang kilalang fashion empire, mayaman, sikat, at malaya siya… hanggang sa biglang bumaliktad ang lahat. Pinagpakasal siya kay Enzo, isang misteryosong bilyonaryong Formula 1 driver, at bigla siyang napasama sa buhay ng isang lalaking halos hindi pa niya kilala. Ang inaasahang pormal at maayos na kasal ay nauwi sa isang nakakaalab na laro ng pagnanasa, selos, at init ng damdamin. Nang isama siya ni Enzo sa kanyang high-octane na mundo ng karera, lalong tumindi ang tensyon: may mga karibal na nanliligaw, may panganib sa paligid, at unti-unting lumalabas ang possessive at obsessive na side ni Enzo—hindi siya nahihiya ipakita sa lahat na siya ay pag-aari niya. Sa pagitan ng kanyang pride, takot, at hindi mapigilang atraksyon, kailangan ni Celestine na harapin ang lalaking gustong makuha ang lahat… pati ang kanyang puso. Mapapapayag kaya si Celestine sa bilyonaryong nag-aangkin sa kanya, o hahayaan ba ng mabilis at mapanganib na mundo ng yaman, selos, at pagnanasa na sila’y maghiwalay?

Tatlong taon matapos ang masakit nilang hiwalayan, muling nagkrus ang landas nina Pia Villareal at Nathaniel Lim—ngunit sa pagkakataong ito, boss na ni Pia ang lalaking minsan niyang minahal. Habang pilit itinatago ni Pia ang totoong dahilan kung bakit siya biglang nawala noon, wala siyang ideya na unti-unti nang bumabalik kay Nathaniel ang mga tanong tungkol sa nakaraan nila. Sa likod ng tahimik at propesyonal nilang pakikitungo sa isa’t isa, parehong may sugat na hindi pa tuluyang naghihilom. Pero mas komplikado ang lahat dahil may sikreto si Pia na kayang baguhin ang buhay nilang dalawa—si Daisy, ang mahina ngunit masayahing batang anak niya, ay anak ni Nathaniel. Habang pilit lumalaban si Pia para buhayin ang pamilya niya at takasan ang sakit ng nakaraan, mas lalo namang nahuhulog si Nathaniel sa mga bagay na matagal na niyang pilit kinakalimutan. Sa mundong puno ng pride, misunderstandings, at mga sikreto, posible pa kayang mahanap nila ang tamang timing para sa pag-ibig na minsang nasira?

Cold billionaire? Check. Maarteng maid na ayaw mautusan? Check. Paano kung magkrus ang landas ng dalawang 'yan? Si Hendrix Ace Villafuerte Jr. Isang bilyonaryo na ubod ng pagka-cold, masungit, at laging nakasimangot. Sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon, biglang susulpot sa buhay niya ang pinakamaarteng babae na nakilala niya sa balat ng lupa. Iyon ay si Hiraya Shane Morana. Si Hiraya ay isang sikat na top model (noon) na sanay sa karangyaan at pagrampa sa runway. Pero dahil sa malaking utang ng kaniyang yumaong mga magulang, bumagsak ang kaniyang marangyang mundo at napilitan siyang mamasukan bilang katulong sa mansyon ng masungit na si Hendrix. Pero ang hindi alam ni Hiraya, may mas malalim na dahilan kung bakit siya ginawang katulong ni Hendrix. May nakatagong marriage contract ang mga magulang nila, at gagawin ni Hendrix ang lahat para kusang sumuko at lumayas si Hiraya para mapawalang-bisa ang kasunduang iyon. Ang plano ni Hendrix: Break her pride until she quits. Ang ganti naman ni Hiraya: Seduce her until he falls.

Rome has been angry with Cayson Montemayor for more than a decade now, but the young woman can do nothing but show kindness to him because her entire family works and teaches at the school owned by the young man's family. One night, she found herself at a party that would lead to her greatest misery. She got drunk and went into the wrong room. The next morning, she woke up naked beside the devil himself, Cayson Montemayor. Something happened to them that night; an incident he thought was a bad dream caused by the spirit of alcohol. She asked him to forget about what happened that night, and they agreed to never speak of it again. But thirty days later, she found herself pregnant with Cayson Montemayor's child. And her family wanted to know the truth. How could she tell them the truth without tarnishing the family name and not being forced to marry the father of the child she was carrying? She would never marry and live with that man under the same roof, she would die to be with that demon every day! But does she have any choices?

This story is about a woman named Maria, who is trapped and tortured inside of her own Manor. Every night they heard her screaming in agony from the intolerable pain they didn't know. They believed that Maria was tortured, raped and eventually murdered by someone but that was only their beliefs because they didn't know what really happened.Until a man name Thaddeus Ambrosio arrived at the Belle Veu Manor, he was forced by his father to check the Manor because he is the one who inherited the Mansion given by his grandmother, he has nothing to do with it. But his father was so persistent that's why he give it a try.But when he is in Belle Veu Manor his simple and peaceful life was changed when he saw a diary, the diary was owned by a woman named Maria.Will he unravel the truth of Maria's painful past and sufferings ? Will he able to help her to change the past? Or will he move on and mind his own business.But what if he will fall in love to that woman named Maria? Can love wins against the devil who cause Maria's sufferings?

What if the supposed love potion turns out to be an aphrodisiac, and you mistakenly give it to the wrong person? Nagsimula iyon nang mamasukan si Katya bilang isang katulong. Kontento na siya na masilayan lamang ang kaniyang kababata at first love na si Markus Ville Fuente. She wants to devote her love through serving him. Ngunit may parte sa puso niya na nais maangkin si Markus. And that was when it all started... Katya decided to sneak into Markus' room, dala ang kaniyang love potion na nabili lamang niya sa isang sikat na albularyo, at inaasahan niyang may magiging epekto iyon. Ngunit iba ang epekto noon—it wasn't a love potion but rather an aphrodisiac. When the heat ignited, walang nagawa si Katya kundi ibigay ang sarili niya. But it didn't take her long to realize that it was not Markus, it was Markus' villainous brother—Silas. The one they called the devil of the clan. Now, that very man is willing to burn everything just to hunt her...