Hera Vida Lopez never meant to fall in love, but in the quiet corners of an office and over shared breakfasts at a karinderya, her heart betrayed her-drawn to Troy Villanueva, the kind and steady Senior Graphic Designer whose laughter felt like home yet whose golden ring marked him forever unreachable. This is a story of forbidden affection, of borrowed time that always runs out, and of the bittersweet wars fought in silence between yearning and surrender.

After a poignant breakup with a local man from Sagada, a young woman, Sittie Solace, returns five years later for a work retreat. As she reconnects with the enchanting town and its people, she faces the unresolved feelings and hidden truths from their past. Will the echoes and beauty of Sagada rekindle their lost love, or will their hearts remain forever entangled in the hills of Sagada?