Naoyuki Takishima was a gay man, while Lavril Clemente was a lesbian. At one point, they entered a relationship, even though they knew it seemed unusual. Ngunit hindi rin sila nag tagal. Loving each other was difficult when they both struggled to understand themselves. Sinubukan nilang kalimutan na lang ang isa't isa at bumalik sa kung ano ang nakasanayan. But how could they move on when they saw each other every day at school and were also neighbors? Is there still a chance to fall in love for the second time? Ninth Book of Vexed Men series. Dual Point of View. Started: Ended:

Sofina Isadore Avellana was married to the school's beauty king, Princeford Nikolai Falviero. ‎She loved him in silence, the same way their marriage existed in secret. Like a seed waiting for its time to embrace the heavens, she yearned for a love from her husband whose attention was fixed to another woman. But how much can you suffer for a love to keep it alive? For her, it was like tending to a garden, surviving every season just to make it blossom. ‎ ‎She endured the cold rain and sweltering sun. She stood firm against the tempestuous winds and raging hurricanes. She went through dark, lonely nights, craving for the warmth and touch of daylight. ‎ ‎Yet a flower without care soon withers and die. A marriage without love is bound to break apart. And even the strongest soldier on earth can crumble without a reason to fight. ‎ ‎And when her last petal falls, she finds herself bleeding in tears, broken with his love of thorns.