[BL story] Ares Vaughn is trouble wrapped in charm... rich, reckless, and untouchably free. When his family sends him to their ancestral ranch to straighten out his life, he expects boredom, rules, and isolation. What he doesn't expect is Orion. Orion is everything. Disiplinado, hard-working, at tapat sa trabaho. Their first encounters are fire and sparks, filled with clashing egos and constant bickering. Para silang aso't pusa na nag-aaway. Walang ayaw magpatalo, parehas may gustong patunayan. But behind the hostility, desire simmers. When Orion confesses his feelings, Ares is forced to confront the chaos of his own heart. Straight? That's what he claims, but some truths are louder than words. What begins as a reckless attraction turns into a fragile, passionate bond. Yet, some secrets refuse to stay buried. A revelation threatens to destroy everything they've built, leaving them burned... and bound in ways they never imagined.

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Jakob Raje Buenavista is the province's most elusive bachelor-handsome, composed, and utterly uninterested in fame. Raised in a lineage of old wealth, Jakob chooses the scent of earth over champagne, the quiet of the ranch over the roar of the city. He's every woman's fantasy, yet he remains untouchable-rooted in tradition, wrapped in mystery. Then comes Crushette Miracle Ishie Sandoval-loud where he is quiet, dazzling where he is modest. A diamond in the glittering world of city socialites, Crushette is groomed for the spotlight and destined for politics, with a name that commands attention and a confidence that could spark a war. And now? He's been promised in marriage-to a stranger from the countryside. They weren't meant to meet. They weren't meant to marry. But fate-and family legacy-have other plans. DATE STARTED: 02-26-21 DATE FINISHED: 08-12-23 EDITING STARTED: 04-26-25 OFFICIAL COVER: IEC Creations (under editing)