Starting without the man you loved the most is a punishment, but for Amethyst, it's the paradise to untie herself to the heart who never become hers. She knew that leaning to someone too much will cause more pain, so she ended everything just to be free from it. Away from the man who cheated on her, her journey begins again as a fourth year college student who just found her new chance to be more successful. By her only goal to make everyone who lost her regret everything, she became stronger day by day. Reminding herself that her goal was the priority she wanted to achieved.

In the kingdom of Aethoria, Lumiere was raised beneath the weight of pitying eyes and whispered prayers-frail child, cursed child, weak child. They spoke her name like something delicate enough to break between their teeth. Since she was young, people learned to fear the strange silence that followed her words. When she spoke of storms, the skies darkened. When she murmured of death, candles died before dawn. And when she said someone would not return home, grief arrived before sunset. So they called her unlucky. Ominous. A girl born with a mouth too close to prophecy. But weakness was only the veil they forced upon her. Beneath trembling hands lived something ancient, something terrifyingly alive-as though fate itself listened whenever Lumiere spoke. While Aethoria slowly rotted beneath spreading darkness, kingdoms searched for warriors with sharpened swords, never once realizing the strongest weapon had always been the quiet girl they mocked. Now the realm stands at the edge of ruin, and the same people who once silenced her are beginning to ask a dreadful question: What if Lumiere was never cursed at all? What if she was the warning?

[REVISION COMPLETED] Ylyana Cervantes is living the life that anyone wants to have . . . but why is she still jealous of the handsome politician, Nicholas Ybarra who does nothing but admire her from afar? *** Yana always gets what she wants except for her parents' attention because of a man named Nicholas Ybarra. Driven by hate and jealousy, Yana devises an evil plan to hurt the handsome gentleman. But upon execution, she realizes that he is more than a public servant and a businessman. He is a good man with integrity, virtues, and an adorable personality--the very same reason why she will fall into her trap. Will she be able to escape without hurting herself or Nicholas before it's too late? *** • Once part of the Paid Program for 2 years and 5 months (February 2020 to July 2022). • Wattpad HQ handpicked for the New Adult category 2020-present. *** Welcome to TPNY's 2024 version. *** A Taglish novel by riathebeloved. All rights reserved 2018. Cover designed by yours truly by using non-copyrighted photos from Unsplash. Apps used for the book cover: ToonMe, PhotoRoom, and Canva.