Deves Ember "Lucky" Silverado has everything people dream of: a flourishing career, international awards, and her name etched in the world of architecture. To the public, she is the epitome of success - a woman who built an empire out of steel, glass, and brilliance. But behind every structure she creates lies a story she refuses to tell. At thirty, Deves remains unmarried. For others, it is a curious mystery. For her, it is a wound she never dared to reopen. Because long before she became a renowned architect, Deves met the woman who ruined her life in ways no one would ever understand. A love that became her greatest regret. A love that broke her physically, mentally, and emotionally. A love she survived - barely. And now, that same woman is married... to Deves's cousin. For years, Deves pretended she had moved on. She poured all her strength into building - not knowing she was slowly burying herself under the rubble of her own past. Everything remains locked away... until one journalist, during a live press conference, suddenly asks her the question she fears the most: "𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞?" The world stops. Cameras focus on her. Her breath falters. Memories she has spent years avoiding resurface like a haunting: the rooftop sunsets, the promises, the betrayal - and the moment she was exactly 𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑦-𝑓𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜𝑜 𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒. This is the story of a woman who fled from love, the woman who destroyed her, and the painful truth she discovers when the past refuses to stay buried. A story about regret, healing, reconciliation with one's own scars - and the possibility that even after everything, love might still find her again. *** STARTED: MAY 24, 2024 ENDED: -- -- ---- 𝐕𝐎𝐍𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐊

For love, would you play the role of the hero or the villain? An unmasked serial murderer is on the run, and killings are taking place all over the country. What a bad moment for a girl named Skylar Millie Parker to return home after four years in Canada, quitting a well-paid job. Unexpectedly, something happened on her way home when she met someone who would eventually lead her to an even better job opportunity from a prestigious family. Skylar accepted it without having a hint of the bigger trouble that would appear in her life in the form of a person; a woman named Hera Cythera Arentsvelt. The stories about Cythera intrigued her, even without personally seeing the infamous head of the family as she's always locked in her room. Quiet and mysterious, hauntingly playing Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. But then the time finally came, and something unexplainable changed inside Skylar the moment she saw the woman behind that name... "I remember vividly the first time I laid my eyes on you. You were wearing your purple robe with the same color as your eyes. I suddenly felt like everything around me had stopped, and you were the only one moving. Slowly taking the steps down the grand stairs. It felt like my breath got stuck in my throat, my heart pumping more blood than it should, and my head whispered to my ear...she looks ethereal." Ngunit ano nga bang malaking gulo na dala ng dalaga sa buhay ni Sky? At ano ang katakot takot na sikreto nito ang siyang tuluyang magpapabago sa buhay niya at sa mga tao sa paligid niya? Worse than that, it looks like Cythera knows something about the infamous serial killer in town... But is she the killer? Anong kaya mong isugal para protektahan ang taong pinaka importante para sayo? Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish (Tagalog-English)

Published book, series and now a Wattpad Original. Read the original story or watch new episodes weekly only on VivaOne. Hindi intensiyon ni Carmela Isabella ang umibig, lalo na sa taong 1892. Mula sa taong 2016 ay mapupunta siya sa nakaraan nang may isang misyon: huwag hayaang umibig sa kanya si Juanito Alfonso, ang anak ng kilalang gobernadorcillo at ang lalaking nakatakda niyang makaisang-dibdib. *** Palaging kinukuwestiyon ni Carmela Isabella ang mga kuwentong nakabaon sa nakaraan ng kanyang pamilya, ngunit hindi niya akalain na mula sa panahong 2016 ay mapupunta siya sa taong 1892 sa pamamagitan ng isang lumang talaarawan at ang Arch of the Centuries na kanyang nagsilbing portal. Inatasan siya ng isang misteryosong madre upang gawin ang napakahalagang misyon: kailangan niyang mamuhay bilang si Carmelita Montecarlos, ang bunsong anak ng pinakamayamang pamilya sa San Alfonso at siguruhing mapipigilan si Juanito Alfonso--ang nakatakdang mapangasawa ni Carmelita--na umibig sa kanya. Sa nalalapit nilang kasal at sa kasaysayang naghihintay na maisulat muli, ang pag-ibig na hindi naman sinadya upang maranasan ng dalawang inosenteng puso ay muli bang masisilayan pagkalipas ng isang siglo? Book Cover by: LIB Publishing Illustrated (Charcoal Painting) by: Warner Jr. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. Started: June 01, 2016 Completed: April 27, 2017