When Martina Del Russo starts her clerkship at Greyfield Sinclaire Memorial Hospital, she finds herself drawn to Dr. Roy Ezekiel Arguello-a skilled surgeon burdened by a painful past-and their forbidden connection threatens to ignite something neither of them can control. *** Martina Vlanca Del Russo steps into Greyfield Sinclaire Memorial Hospital, determined to prove herself as a medical clerk. But her confidence falters the moment she collides with Dr. Roy Ezekiel Arguello-the brooding surgeon whose icy dismissal cuts deeper than any scalpel. Placed under his watchful eye in the dpartment, Martina endures his relentless criticism and piercing glares. Yet beneath the tension lies a dangerous spark neither can ignore. Every stolen glance, every accidental brush of hands, fans the flames of a forbidden attraction. But when Kiel's ex reappears and rips open old wounds, will Martina forgive those who scarred her? Can Kiel heal the wounds of betrayal and win back the woman he truly loves? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Louise De Ramos

Khyssa Solane Karssev had it all-beauty, power, a name that opened doors, and a future already carved in gold. As the heiress of the Karssev legacy and a first-year college student at the prestigious Vurtizé University, her life was supposed to be simple: stay out of trouble, protect her image, and quietly wait for the life she was born into. But fate had other plans. She didn't expect to fall for her professor, cold, unreadable, and infuriatingly captivating. She didn't expect to break her own rules for a woman who kept hers hidden behind quiet glances and unfinished questions. And above all, she didn't expect that a simple wish just to find her childhood friend again would tear her life open at the seams. Because that wish comes with a price. Her past, buried memories, and a truth too dangerous to unearth. The deeper she digs, the more everything begins to crumble. Her name, her future, her heart. Love was never meant to be part of the equation. But now that it is, how long can she keep pretending it doesn't exist? And when everything falls apart, when silence turns to gunfire and names become targets... Can love really survive the gap between them?

Nicole Lyra Buenaventura is just an ordinary high school girl known for being hyper, humorous, and full of positive energy. It was no surprise that many people loved being around her. One of her favorite is reading stories especially the mafia romance kind. She would spend countless hours, fangirling over fictional mafia bosses, dramatic kidnappings, and twisted love stories that always seemed too wild to be real. Pero what if... What if isang araw, hindi na imagination ang lahat? Real men in black suits. Real guns. Real danger. No more next chapters to escape reality. This time, she's the main character. Will she meet a mafia boss na kasing hot ng mga nababasa niya? Or will she discover that the mafia isn't a love story but the cold, brutal truth behind the world they used to only dream about? Because sometimes... Imagination is safer than reality.