Something is wrong in the city, and everyone can feel it. Santa just wants to get through his day at his coffee shop, but the streets are tense, the silence too heavy, and the night refuses to settle. When a wounded stranger stumbles through his door, bleeding and dangerous, normal stops mattering. Perth was supposed to handle a deal, not walk into an ambush. Now he's injured, hunted, and running out of time. One night, one choice, and neither of them walks away unchanged.

They were never supposed to cross that line - but some rules aren't meant to hold. Perth Tanapon builds his world on order. Santa Pongsapak lives to break it. Somewhere between sharp words and quiet nights, rivalry turns into something they can't quite define. It's messy. It's dangerous. It's theirs. Because sometimes, love doesn't arrive gently - it crashes, and you learn to love the wreckage it leaves behind.

Santa Pongsapak was 23 when he fell in love for the first time not with someone his powerful family approved of, but with a bright, stubborn engineer named Perth who made Santa laugh in the middle of his chaotic internship shifts. Their love was unexpected, chaotic, and unforgettable. And despite warnings, threats, and the weight of expectations, Santa married him. But love wasn't enough. Painful misunderstandings pulled them in opposite directions, until all that remained was distance... and a heartbreaking separation. They weren't supposed to cross paths again. But they did..five years later. And when they did, everything came rushing back with them. The love. The care. The laughter they once shared in stolen midnight hours. The late-night banters that slowly turned into early morning arguments. The quiet comfort of standing side by side... that eventually twisted into the sharp bitterness of blame. The understanding that once held them together faded into silence. And in that silence, misunderstandings grew like thorns. Time changed them. The one who used to light up every room with laughter now hides behind walls of cold silence. The one who once brought peace now burns with a fire he can't put out. They've become strangers with familiar eyes shaped by years, scarred by silence, hardened by the weight of everything they never said. And yet... There's still a part of them quiet, stubborn, and aching that refuses to let go. That part still remembers the softness. Still clings to the warmth. Still hopes... even when everything else has turned to ash. Tropes: Second Chance Romance CEO x Doctor Angst Protective love marriage

What if a CEO tied up with a marriage contract starts thinking about his new secretary? 👀💋 What if old sins have quietly followed into the present? :-) So read the story and find out. 🤍

rule number one : no strings attached in this relationship or where perth and santa cross the lines of being friends with benefits.

Santa was born with a strange ability when he touches someone, he can see their deepest desire. As a result, he avoids people and leads a quiet life. One day, he saves Perth, the son of a billionaire, from a killer. But when he touches Perth, he sees nothing. Curious and grateful, Perth hires Santa to work for him. As they search for the truth behind the attack, their hearts slowly get closer.

Santa, known as the good for nothing son, lives his life recklessly. Having been involved in various scandals, his father's image is affected which taints his reputation. With the election coming up and Santa's scandal, the head of the family had no choice but to hire someone to keep Santa from causing trouble. Feeling that his freedom is being taken away, Santa tries everything that he could to fire his newly hired bodyguard. Who between the two will concede in the end? Excuse the cover 😔 I don't have time to make one

**He was a debt. He became the calm. He turned into the storm.** Perth Vargas is the most feared name in the underground-cold, ruthless, untouchable. When Santa is offered as payment for his father's debt, everyone expects him to break. He doesn't. Instead, Santa laughs in a world built on fear, speaks freely where silence is law, and becomes the only person who can calm the mafia lord's rage. As danger closes in and loyalty is tested, Santa proves he's more terrifying than anyone ever imagined-especially to those who dare betray Perth. What begins as obligation turns into trust. Trust turns into desire. And desire turns into a love powerful enough to rewrite the rules of the underworld. Because the storm never expected to fall for the calm- and the calm was never as harmless as he seemed.

When a scandal implodes his long-running onscreen pairing, veteran BL actor Perth is ready to disappear from the industry entirely. He's exhausted, broken, and absolutely not in the mood for another fabricated "love story." But the universe has a sense of humor when he's paired with Santa, a rising pop idol with zero BL experience, zero hesitation, and approximately zero chill about the secret crush he's suddenly being paid to kiss. Now they're co-stars in Silken Bonds, a sweeping historical romance where they're supposed to fall in love on camera, not in real life. It would be simple if it weren't for the growing pile of "accidental" fan-service moments that are definitely not part of the script. Perth is trying very hard not to catch feelings. Santa is trying very hard not to reveal he already has them. The universe is trying very hard to make them husbands. Let the chaos begin.

"Fight me all you want. I prefer you wild." "Prefer me wild? Then don't complain when I bite." Santa is the definition of perfection - obedient son, polished smile, flawless reputation. At least, that's what his parents see. Outside their world, he's anything but. Bold. Reckless. Untamed. When his father announces an arranged marriage to Perth - a powerful, private man no one has ever seen Santa is convinced he's being handed over to some cold, older stranger hiding behind wealth and silence. No photos. No interviews. No proof. Determined to sabotage the engagement, Santa begins plotting his escape before the wedding bells can trap him. But some mysteries aren't what they seem and some alliances are far more dangerous than rebellion itself.