To pay her mother's debt, Valeska Dampierre has to do compromising work in the dark. One sensual deal and intimate night with Rashid Montecarlo, the head of a security agency, gave her hope to save her from danger, but is he the right person to be her savior? *** Valeska Leigh Dampierre spent most of her life in France with her father. But when he remarried, she was forced to move to the Philippines to live with her mother. Burdened by her mother's debt to dangerous men, Valeska takes a job dancing at a bachelor party to make ends meet. Meeting Rashid Montecarlo-the head of a security agency, a temptation in the flesh-is not on any of her plan. Despite barely knowing him, Valeska agrees to move in with Rashid, drawn by an irresistible attraction. But as she delves deeper into his life, she uncovers the darkness he's been hiding. Will Rashid become the light at the end of the dark tunnel, or will he burn her hopes like a dangerous fire?

there was a girl who was considered imperfect by everyone around them. who felt like she could never gonna be good enough, and that she had nothing to offer. she is trapped by the pressure to be perfect. her parents criticism and her own insecurities made her question her worth. despite the pressure, she studied hard to avoid disappointing her parents. hoping someday, they'd see her worth beyond perfection. she yearned for freedom from the pressure to be perfect. she wished to accept herself, her imperfections. to know-she's human, deserving of love and forgiveness, and that's it's okay to rest and not to be perfect. but then, he came along and changed everything. he showed her that true beauty shines from within. he made her realized she didn't need to please anyone else to be loved, that her uniqueness was enough. she learned to love her self, imperfections and all, and found solace in her individuality.