FREYA DENISS MENDEZ At twenty-five, Freya Deniss Mendez has one rule when it comes to men: never trust them. Cold, guarded, and distant, she keeps everyone at arm's length-except for her older brother, a police officer whom she deeply admires. A working student taking up Criminology, Freya dreams of becoming a police officer just like her brother. But despite having a policeman for a brother, she chooses to work as a waiter in a five-star restaurant to support herself. Why? There are things Freya refuses to tell. She believes love is nothing more than a game filled with lies, promises, and betrayal. She doesn't want to become a slave to something she doesn't believe in. But what happens when one unexpected encounter turns her carefully controlled life upside down? And why is Freya so determined to run away from love? ENRICO WAYNE COJUANCO At thirty, Enrico Wayne Cojuanco is known as one of the most powerful and wealthiest businessmen in the country. Cold. Strict. Unforgiving. As the owner of Cojuanco Industries and several other companies, Enrico has everything money can buy-except a reason to believe in love. To him, love is nothing but a game and business. Until he meets her. A woman who doesn't fall for his charm. A woman who isn't afraid to challenge him. A woman who seems determined to run in the opposite direction whenever love comes knocking. Two people who don't believe in love. Two hearts carrying secrets. Two lives that were never supposed to cross. But what if fate has other plans? What happens when the person you're running away from becomes the very person you can no longer escape? Maybe love isn't something you can run from forever. Because sometimes... the farther you run from love, the closer it finds you.