He was never looking for rescue. Seth Alvarez survives by staying invisible, drifting through life from one job to another just to make ends meet for his sick mom. His only rule is to keep his head down and his mouth shut. But his silence fails him when he stammers a clumsy greeting and draws the attention of Cali, a cold-blooded enigma tied to the syndicate, who offers him a job he can't refuse. The cost of a tempting contract. Plunged into her world of whispered threats and intoxicating deception, Seth walks the thin line between gratitude and fear. Now, the greatest threat comes from within: a sharp, undeniable attraction he doesn't dare name.

A double life is an art of deception-and Daisy Lockwood has mastered it. By day, she's a brilliant prosecutor's assistant in Canyon Springs, a rising star in the legal world. By night, she's the reluctant heiress to Theodore Vanderbilt's corrupt empire, a man who owns the city-and her future. Her father forced her into his world, trading her dreams of botany and quiet solitude for power, lies, and bloodstained loyalty. But everything changes when Ash Hollow appears-her father's enigmatic young lover. In him, Daisy sees a reflection of her own trapped soul. Now, she faces an impossible choice: play the perfect daughter, upholding the family's legacy of crime? Or burn it all down, even if it means destroying herself in the process? And what happens when the line between manipulation and desire begins to blur?

Avery Jaxon Yoon, a charming-half-Korean Gay, and a respected student council president who keeps everything running smoothly. Avery is selfless, responsible and kind, but always in control. Then Alex Maxanne Augustine crashes into Avery's life-a blunt, chaotic troublemaker, who doesn't care about rules and reputations. She's everything Avery isn't... and everything he can't ignore. But what if meeting her wasn't a coincidence at all? What if she was bound to see what's behind his mask after all? Paano kung si Max, na walang pakialam sa mga patakaran at reputasyon, ang mismong nakakaalis ng maskara na akala niya'y siya mismo? -taglish