Rabiah Tamarez has been enslaved all her life. Alipin sa mga magulang na dapat ay nagbibigay sa mga pangangailangan niya, sa bulok na paniniwalang dapat siya ang mag-ahon sa mga ito sa kahirapan, at sa pananaw na lahat ng taong may bisyo at tadtad ng tattoo ay masama. Then came Russia Valentino. The new guy in town with a broken heart who owns a tattoo shop and is trying to start a new life after his failed relationship. One dreams to taste pleasure, the other finds comfort in pain. Will Russia manage to free Biah from her burdens? Or he will end up enslaving her by his touch, only to leave her in the end for someone else?

Still haunted by her traumatic past, Kalisz Roman finds it hard to trust the people around her. But when her heart starts to beat for someone she just met, can she finally overcome her fears and start anew? *** Running away from her traumatic past, Kalisz Roman tries her best to live normally by working as an editor. She often secludes herself and dresses up like a grandma to take away others' attention. But when the need to leave the place she's staying in arises, Kalisz contacts her friend, who offers her a place to live. There, she meets Kronack Crown, the guy who suddenly makes her heart beat fast. Kalisz knows she's not supposed to fall for him, let alone trust him, but she keeps finding herself drawn to him. When she thinks she's finally living happily, her past suddenly crawls back, scaring her to the core. Afraid to trust again, can Kalisz finally choose to face her fears and fight the demons clouding her thoughts? Or will she leave everything behind again and hide, even if it means breaking her heart? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano