Lin Mei returns from China to the Philippines, back to the boy next door she barely remembers. But Kai is no longer the boy she knew-he's a mechanic, a racer, a boxer, working every job just to keep his family afloat. To him, she's just a little sister he has to protect. To her... he's everything. He pushes her away; she stays. He acts tough; she sees his heart. She's the dazzling light he's been running from. He's the home she's been searching for. Childhood friends turned reluctant guardians-will they ever see each other as more than just family?

Heartbeat Under the Siren Her parents tore them apart and sent her abroad to become a doctor. He fought every battle they threw at him - ruined in the military, so he became a firefighter instead. Promoted to Captain. Respected. Strong. And he waited. Twelve years. Now she's back - brilliant, successful, and standing in his ER bay. Can two people who lost a decade to cruelty find their way back to each other? Or will the same hands that separated them destroy them again? He waited 12 years for her. She traveled the world only to realize her home was always with him. Two saviors. One love that refused to burn out.

"I was the one who loved him first, but I was always the second one in his heart. His backup plan. His second choice. And I stayed anyway-until staying broke me completely."

a simple girl who grow up in the province and a city boy who grow up in the rich family. I never expected I met a boy he was a rich man and have a supportive parents...while me I grow up in the province and I'm a younger daughter who has been experience a unfair treatment by my family that always priority my older sister.this is a short story

We were the definition of best friends-knew each other's worst habits, kept every secret, and promised nothing would ever change. Falling in love was never part of the plan.