Still haunted by her traumatic past, Kalisz Roman finds it hard to trust the people around her. But when her heart starts to beat for someone she just met, can she finally overcome her fears and start anew? *** Running away from her traumatic past, Kalisz Roman tries her best to live normally by working as an editor. She often secludes herself and dresses up like a grandma to take away others' attention. But when the need to leave the place she's staying in arises, Kalisz contacts her friend, who offers her a place to live. There, she meets Kronack Crown, the guy who suddenly makes her heart beat fast. Kalisz knows she's not supposed to fall for him, let alone trust him, but she keeps finding herself drawn to him. When she thinks she's finally living happily, her past suddenly crawls back, scaring her to the core. Afraid to trust again, can Kalisz finally choose to face her fears and fight the demons clouding her thoughts? Or will she leave everything behind again and hide, even if it means breaking her heart? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

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Cassandra Emerald Fortalejo is the sassy "it girl" Roche Dreyden Sevarro wants to forget. Yet every time he tries to, he keeps coming back to the same place he once left. *** Cassandra has built a reputation as the queen of effortless cool. Boys come and go--mere accessories to her glittering life--but Roche, a snobby swimmer at the sports club, refuses to be just another name on her list. A rising star in competitive swimming, Roche is selective, too proud to admit that Cassandra once fooled him. He tells himself he's over it, that she's nothing more than a fleeting mistake in his past--so he becomes a playboy to prove it. And yet, every time he tries to forget, he finds himself tangled in the one memory that won't let go. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Louise De Ramos

Mara Torrefranca Buenaventura is one of the "deadliest" girl in her clan. She wears innocence as a mask that hides her wickedness and ruthlessness behind an angelic facade. She's the karma of those people who hurt her first. But one heartbreak would turn all her beliefs against her making her life miserable-chained to her past and ruled by guilt. A prisoner of her own misery. But will a man she viewed as the villain in her life be enough to bend her morals and make her feel what real love is?

Shanaia Ciel, the "coldest" Fortalejo, doesn't like trouble. She always craves peace and calmness. An introvert who rarely smiles and who always appears snobby will attract a troublemaker-Crius Rylan Silva, a basketball player in Ateneo and a drummer, was well-known for being a bad boy. She's aware he's dangerous-a king who only worships himself. How will she stop being tangled in his own chaos when she completely falls in love with the danger itself?

Brandish Eireen Varquez is one of the wealthiest clans of the Delafuentes, the "alpha" female of her generation who strikes a superior and powerful aura was forced into a fixed marriage she never wished to have. Her plan was to get away with him, to free herself from her mother's crazy ideas about taming her. She will do anything to ruin the marriage. How come Asiel, the motherfucker she hates the most, made her fall on her knees and tainted her name with his surname, which changed her life in just a snap?

Chey Venice Fortalejo is the "friendliest" and most approachable amongst the Fortalejo cousins. Since they were young, she had been very vocal about her supposed crush on Toshi Delafuente. Mula noon ay sigurado siya sa kanyang nararamdaman para sa kababata kahit wala itong ibang ginawa kundi pagsungitan. Ni isang beses ay hindi nito sinuklian ang kanyang pagtingin. All her life she chased for the boy who didn't even spare her one glance and begged for his love she thought was for her until Grey-the ill-tempered and troublemaker Delafuente, entered the picture. He made her slip and fall into his arms. Will she ever recover as she slipped into the wrong Delafuentes life?

Elliana Brielle Delafuente, "the innocent girl" of the Delafuente clan with a plastic attitude will do anything just to fit in with the standard of being a Delafuente. Palagi siyang nakukumpara sa kanyang pinsan na si Zera kaya gusto niyang patunayan sa lahat na may ikakabuga rin siya sa pamamagitan ng pang-aakit sa isang badboy. She will prove to her friends that taming a badboy is easy for her, when the truth is, she's not really good at it. She wants to own the title. She wants to prove to her friends that she's capable of making the badboy fall inlove with her. Paano kung siya rin ang nahulog sa sarili niyang laro at hindi na siya makatakas pa. The badboy gripped her until she can't escape from him.

Zera Damonisse Delafuente, "the bratty girl" of the Delafuente clan who has an alluring and goddess beauty will do anything just to lure her crush to fall inlove with her. Sa larangan ng pangmamanipula at pang-aakit, nangunguna ang kanilang pamilya roon lalo na't binansagan ang kanyang ina na mangkukulam. Zera thought she's the one who's luring him, but little did she know, she's the one who's gonna be lured by him.

The "unbothered" model from the famous family of actresses will use a Delafuente to cover up her issue. Keyla is a wellknown bratty model for having a rebellious attitude. Latching on to Kaizen will put her from the top and will boost her career. Iyon ang kanyang pakay pero sa huli ay magbabago ang kanyang isip sa kanya. For the first time, she's bothered and it's because of him. It's because of Kaizen.