IDLE DESIRE 10: HERSCHEL AIVAN ORSON Kyerra Francine Alcantara, the black sheep in her family. A beautiful woman --- who is a troublemaker and brings disgrace to her family. She knows in herself that she is a sinner and she has already committed many sins. The woman who believes that the world is cruel to her. That she was born to feel pain, envy and emptiness. She hates herself, as well as those around her. She always wants to be alone and pushes people away from her. Because Kyerra believes that no one wants to be with her, and she always thinks that everyone who comes close to her will betray her. She is the woman who desperately wants to survive, even though she is the one who is struggling and wants to give up. She is the woman who wants to cope with the broken family and she couldn't find her home. And she is the one who wants to move on after the one she loves dies. But she can't believe that she will be even more sinful by falling in love with this gorgeous, hunky priest --- Herschel Aivan Orson. Will she be able to suppress her lust, desire and love for Herschel before it's too late? Paano na lang kung bumalik ang unang lalaking kanyang minahal? Na buong akala niya na ito na ang magiging huling lalaking kanyang mamahalin? Can she find her happiness, even if those around her are hiding something from her? O mas pipiliin niya nga ba ang sarili niyang nararamdaman para kay Herschel kahit pa na mali sa mata ng mga tao ang kanyang makasalanang pag-ibig? Illustration by: Sake Sale

Maurice Severina de Morga, a registered nurse, wants to escape the torment of her family by leaving the country, but Ulysses Ridgen 'Yuri' Suarez offers her a fresh perspective on life. However, just as heaven grants hope, it also finds ways to take it back. *** Neglected and mistreated, Maurice has lived in the shadows of cruelty, cast aside by a family that never saw her worth. Leaving home and building a future abroad seems like the only way to prove she can live on her own. But fate has a wicked sense of irony when she asks Yuri Suarez for a bizarre request in her laboratory class. As a grumpy nurse who detests small talk, dealing with Yuri is far from easy for Maurice. But for once, she believes he is a wildcard deal straight from heaven-a chance at something more. Yet when his life hangs by a thread, Maurice is caught between saving him and saving herself. Is he truly heaven's wildcard, or has fate cursed her with yet another inescapable hell? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Louise De Ramos

❝ existence is fleeting as the dawn's dew, destined for oblivion. ❞ ‒ 𝖎𝖓 𝖜𝖍𝖎𝖈𝖍; a sword master came down to be a student, unknown to the dangers she has put herself into. acheron!reader