★ Ex-Lovers to Colleagues ★ Forced Proximity ★ Angst & Push/Pull ★ Engfa and Charlotte were once young, passionate, and madly in love-until a bitter fight and a one-way ticket to the UK tore them apart. They drifted apart, heartsick and lonely, yet too proud to bridge the chasm. After the painful breakup, Engfa built walls around her heart and a crown on her head-fame, success, everything but love. Then, Charlotte returns-unexpectedly, impossibly-as her new colleague. Forced to work together, they're caught in a whirlwind of unresolved history, a silent war where every glance is a confession and every indifference a lie. The pull between them is magnetic, undeniable, and dangerous. They pretend they don't care. But some flames never die out. In this new, fragile proximity, they must confront a haunting question: Is the love that broke them also the only thing that can make them whole again? Can two shattered hearts remember how to beat as one? Can these lost souls finally find their way home-in each other?

Engfa Waraha, an architect who just recently graduated and passed the boards, was sent by her father to Phuket to work on a project. She was initially against it but eventually fell in love with working on site. Charlotte Austin, a Victoria's Secret Angel on a career break, made sure to personally oversee her dream house in Phuket. She could be intentionally difficult just to get someone's attention. .... This is a work of fiction. I am not in the construction or engineering field. There might be some unrealistic technicalities but just let it pass, please? xoxo I am publishing this again as I made some adjustments. Enjoy!

Diz a lenda que um fio vermelho invisível une aqueles que estão destinados a se encontrar, não importa o tempo, o lugar ou as circunstâncias. O fio pode esticar ou emaranhar-se, mas nunca irá se romper. Para Charlotte Austin e Engfa Waraha, no entanto, esse fio parece ter sido banhado em sangue e amarrado com traição. Engfa Waraha é o pecado que Charlotte Austin jurou nunca mais cometer. Charlotte é a redenção que Engfa não acredita mais merecer. Oito anos após o dia em que o fio entre elas pareceu ter se partido em uma adega escura, um atentado brutal coloca a poderosa CEO Waraha entre a vida e a morte. O destino - ou uma jogada de mestre de suas famílias rivais - as coloca sob o mesmo teto, amarradas não apenas pela lenda, mas por uma certidão de casamento que ambas afirmam odiar. Entre corredores estéreis de hospital, escritórios de advocacia onde a ética é opcional e uma mansão cheia de segredos fatais, a tensão sexual explode. Enquanto tentam descobrir quem as traiu no passado, elas percebem que o ódio é apenas a forma que o amor assume quando é ferido. O Akai Ito as trouxe de volta. Mas em um mundo de dívidas de sangue, o fio que as une pode ser o mesmo que as enforcará. Até onde você iria para cortar o fio que te prende ao seu pior inimigo... quando ele também é o grande amor da sua vida?

Enemies to Lovers | Forced Proximity | Slow-Burn GL Charlotte Austin and Engfa Waraha have hated each other since they were kids. Daughters of Thailand's most powerful hotel empires, they've spent years trading insults, stealing each other's spotlight, and nursing old wounds from a gala night neither can forget. Now, their fathers have merged the families-and the companies-forcing the two heiresses to co-CEO a secret luxury resort relaunch in Phuket. Three weeks. One private villa. No escape. Charlotte, the ice-queen perfectionist, wants everything controlled and flawless. Engfa, the charming playgirl with a reputation that precedes her, wants passion, risk, and a little chaos. They clash over everything-from menus to secret bars to the very name of the resort. But late nights, stormy days, and forced proximity have a way of melting walls. One kiss changes everything. Suddenly, the girl you hated becomes the one you can't stop wanting. But with paparazzi lurking, family expectations looming, and old insecurities rising, can two women who've spent a lifetime pushing each other away finally learn to pull closer? A slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers GL romance about trust, vulnerability, and finding love in the last place you expected. #GL #EnemiesToLovers #ForcedProximity #HeiressRomance #SlowBurn #ThaiGL

Engfa, mãe solo e extremamente reservada, vive para proteger Mia e manter o passado distante. Charlotte surge em sua vida de forma inesperada, trazendo intensidade, cuidado e um amor que Engfa nunca se permitiu viver. O relacionamento começa com medo, limites e resistência, mas cresce em silêncio, presença e escolhas diárias. Antes de ser romance, o que nasce entre elas é confiança - e, a partir disso, uma família.

Engfa Waraha é um ícone, supermodelo internacional, rosto de campanhas de luxo, símbolo de perfeição, seus olhos atravessam lentes como punhais, sua presença faz qualquer sala silenciar, mas por trás da maquiagem e dos holofotes, existe uma mulher quebrada por dentro, sabendo disso, faz questão de esconder de todos, para que nunca mais aconteça. Charlotte Austin é fotógrafa, não dessas que fazem selfie de celebridade, ela constrói narrativas e captura vulnerabilidades, vive de freelance e arte crua, até receber um convite inesperado: cobrir a nova campanha publicitária de Engfa Waraha. O detalhe? Essa não é a primeira vez que Charlotte fotografa Engfa, anos atrás, em um estúdio pequeno e sem glamour, as duas viveram algo breve, íntimo, e mal resolvido. Engfa sumiu e Charlotte nunca perguntou por quê. Agora, frente a frente novamente, elas fingem que nada aconteceu. Engfa mantém a pose e Charlotte mantém a lente firme, mas entre cliques e closes, algo começa a rachar, Engfa está no limite, entre ataques de pânico silenciosos, insônia e uma pressão que a consome. Charlotte percebe, mesmo sem querer e enquanto a campanha avança, o vínculo se torna mais intenso, íntimo e arriscado. Charlotte sabe o que está vendo e Engfa sabe o que está sentindo, apesar de não admitir, porque reconhecer Charlotte significa lembrar de quem ela era e tudo o que deixou para trás.

A love story between Engfa and Charlotte, starting from their awkward first meeting to building a life together. Through chaos, comedy, sweet moments, and hard choices, they grow from strangers into soulmates. Love does not always have to be perfect. Life rarely is. But it's honest, tender, and full of feeling-built from small gestures, growing warmth, and the kind of connection that leaves a mark, even when everything else changes. Behind the laughter and warmth lies a world of heavy choices and hidden scars. Burdens are carried in silence, sacrifices made in secret. Some nights end in aching limbs and unanswered calls. Some truths are buried beneath bruised knuckles and burning pride. Some wounds run deep. Some choices leave bruises. As secrets begin to surface and the weight of reality presses in, they must learn what it means to hold on-to love someone through the battles they can't always explain. Love not just as a feeling, but as a choice-one shaped by courage, pain, and the will to keep choosing each other through it all.

We made a simple deal-no feelings, just pleasure. But as our secret encounters turn into something deeper, the lines we swore we wouldn't cross start to blur. What started as pure hate is turning into something we can't ignore. Stuck between wanting to win and wanting each other, we have to face the truth: are we really ready to admit that our hearts have been writing a love story this whole time? Because if love at first sight exists, what about hate? ⚠️ Content Warning: This story contains mature themes, including violence, explicit language, and sexual content. Reader discretion is advised.

Charlotte is a perfectionist, polished, disciplined, and impeccably well-mannered. She has always loathed Engfa Waraha-the school's notorious rugby star and unapologetic troublemaker. To Charlotte, Engfa is everything she despises: arrogant, reckless, and always at the center of a fight. But when Charlotte begins to glimpse the cracks beneath Engfa's wild defiance, the line between admiration and anger starts to blur. What begins as irritation slowly twists into fascination, and soon, Charlotte realizes that the boundary between hate and something far more dangerous is thinner than she ever imagined. Rowdy Girl is a story of pride, passion, and secrets - and of two souls who were always meant to fall for each other, long before they ever knew it. ⚠️ Warning: This story is intended for mature audiences. G!P themes included.