Isang linggo bago maikasal si Jeanne kay Pons-na best friend niya at siya ring lalaking ipinagkasundo sa kanya-ay namatay ito dahil sa isang aksidente. Hindi pa siya nakakabawi ay nalaman niyang ang half brother nitong si Bastian ang papalit dito sa kasal. Nataranta siya. Lalaking-lalaki si Bastian, samantalang ang kanyang namatay na best friend ay isang closet queen. Paano siya tatakas kung ang kapalit niyon ay dangal ng kanyang mga magulang? Pero maayos naman palang kausap si Bastian. Strictly platonic lang ang magiging relasyon nila. Besides, may annulment. Kapag nakaraos sila sa kasalan, makakaraos din sila sa hiwalayan. Ang problema, hindi napigilan ni Jeanne na ma-in love kay Bastian hindi pa man sila naikakasal. At kung kailan damang-dama na nila ang pag-ibig sa isa't isa, saka naman natuklasang hindi talaga patay si Pons...

Carter Altaraza is lethal, skilled, and ruthless on the battlefield. But after the war, there are no warriors--there are only survivors. And then Alandra Grande teaches him how to live. *** Carter thought he'd outlived the war, but the war outlived him instead. Regret and guilt from the death of his friend and fellow soldier made his life meaningless, and he suffers through the pain that carries him through his days. One night during training in Sydney, Carter ends up in rumpled sheets with a mysterious woman-a woman he meets again years later back in the Philippines. What happens when she shows him that he can also survive from a battle within himself? Can Carter recover from suffering and bearing his battle scars? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Regina Dionela CONTENT WARNING: This story has mature scenes which are not suitable for young readers.