Aria is a simple college student living with her mother and younger sister, who has a heart condition. Their lives take a turn when their savings for her sister's medicine are stolen, pushing Aria to seek desperate measures. Out of options, she sells her body to a wealthy and beautiful woman. What begins as a ten-months-night transaction evolves into something deeper as the woman starts helping Aria's family and showing care beyond their arrangement. However, as emotions blur, Aria must confront whether she's paying with more than just her body-perhaps even her heart. The Professor's Secret

At 23, Alice wakes up one morning to find herself mysteriously transported into the body of her 33-year-old future self. Suddenly thrown a decade forward, she must navigate the life she unknowingly built, facing the unresolved challenges, relationships, and choices of her future self. With no idea how to return to her own time, Alice must navigate the complexities of her future life while searching for a way back. Along the way, she is forced to reckon with the consequences of a life she doesn't remember living.

BOOK 1 In the opulent yet treacherous world of Manila's elite, disgraced former Mayor Alice Leal Guo finds herself caught in the crosshairs of the POGO Operations, her once-unassailable position reduced to ruins. Haunted by her past mistakes and the consequences of her actions, Alice unexpectedly finds herself drawn to Senator Risa Hontiveros-the very woman leading the investigation that threatens to expose her deepest secrets and destroy everything she holds dear. Their forbidden romance is a dangerous dance between power and vulnerability, a clandestine affair that unfolds amidst a backdrop of political corruption and betrayal. As their secret unfolds, Alice and Risa must confront not only the external threats that seek to tear them apart but also the internal struggles that test the limits of their loyalty and their hearts. This is a story of forbidden love, a journey of self-discovery, and the agonizing choices we make when our desires clash irrevocably with our sense of duty. It is a tale of redemption, forgiveness, and the enduring power of human connection in the face of overwhelming adversity.