(Tagalog) María Laya Ysabeya Tuason feels trapped. Everyone calls her Malaya, but freedom is the one thing she's never truly known. Her world ends at the garden walls of her ancestral home, and she is never allowed to leave unaccompanied-always under the watchful eye of Kamalayan, or Layan, her childhood companion and, according to their mothers, her future husband. Their names-Malaya and Kamalayan-were chosen together like matching puzzle pieces. A sweet tradition, people say. A blessing from the wombs of women who once danced barefoot beneath the moon. But what once seemed innocent now feels like a curse. Layan has loved her since they were children. When they turned thirteen, he began courting her with the quiet faith of someone who believes in fate-and who never questions what fate costs. Everyone else sees a perfect match. Two names. Two souls. One legacy. But Malaya feels less like a chosen one and more like a vessel-something preserved, watched, and shaped for a purpose she didn't agree to. The days blur. The air thickens. Her own name tastes bitter on her tongue. Can she survive pre-colonial Philippines?

(Tagalog) Krishtayn D. Elitenety is a quiet, aloof, and aimless person. Being adaptable and observant able her to make plenty of friends. Who's the one that been killing her friends?

(English) Isla once wished her childhood crush would like her back. But she stopped liking boys the moment she started learning about men. Good men are rare, so what does that mean? If good men exist, they hide too well. They might as well not be there if they think they're not part of the problem. Instead of punching an abuser, they should not be laughing to their friends degrading jokes about women where everything begins. They hate women so much that they really don't like them, they like their mates praise and approval. It's a pattern I've seen too often to ignore. Or maybe I've just learned them too well. And I just close my eyes and forget I ever noticed.

(Tagalog) Too many call each other 'forever' but grow apart by morning. Too many wish to hold hands, but their hands are empty by the time they realize it.

(Tagalog) Taliko realizes that she has been reincarnated into an adult-rated romance novel. Furthermore, she's only in the prologue was only mentioned in short dialogue. Mas malala pa ang mga nangyayari sa loob ng libro ng siya ay mapunta. "Nais mo ako, alam ko."