Longing for peace in Isla de Vista, Amber is dragged back to the city when her father demands she marry a rich, dumb man to secure their business. But the moment she meets Elijah Buenavista-the "dummy" her father mocks-she realizes he's hiding secrets her family never saw coming. *** Isla de Vista's peaceful shoreline seemed to free Amber Paige Valencia from her father's demands. Yet peace never lasts. After being summoned back to the city, she is forced into an arranged marriage with a Buenavista, Elijah Luis, whom everyone calls a dumb heir. Amber anticipates a dummy. Instead, she meets a handsome, commanding man who's far too self-assured to be the dumb man her father mocks. And once the vows are spoken, the truth begins to unravel. Elijah Luis Buenavista is no simple rich boy. He is the youngest general in history, a strategist who battled in secret and planned their marriage for reasons only he knows. Will Amber embrace his deadly secrets or will loving him put her in greater danger than she thought? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Louise De Ramos

She is stuck in her past. Gusto niyang makalimutan ang lahat ng masasamang nangyari sa buhay niya pero hindi niya magawa dahil pakiramdam nga ay sirang-sira na ang buhay niya pagkatapos ng lahat ng ginawa ng ex-boyfriend niya. She lost everything, even her family. Minsan ay naiisip niyang tapusin ang buhay niya dahil sa nangyari. Pero paano kung may isang taong tatanggap sa kanya kahit ang tingin niya sa sarili ay sirang-sira na siya? Tuluyan na bang magbabago ang tingin niya sa sarili? @Gavin Dimitri Montenegro @Aeris Maciela Reley 1-2-23

Lahat ng tao pwedeng magkamali, kaya rin baguhin pero paano kung lahat ng ginawa sayo tumatak na sa utak mo. "Hindi mababago ng isang patawad lang ang lahat." Avery Book2

Avery Hutton Pascoe has cancer. Tinago niya ito sa kanyang asawa dahil palagi siyang sinasaktan physically and emotionally. Her family abandoned her when her twin died. She always feels alone, always pretending that she is happy. Kahit sa hirap ng kanyang pinagdadaanan, she still chose to stay with her husband because she knows his attitude towards her will change eventually.

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