Kio Soledad de Merced always kept his life quiet and private. He never wanted anything flashy and grand. Attention and spotlight were the two things he never wanted to have. Calm and easy, that's how he preferred his life. Shiloh Lumiere Bendia's life was far from what he wanted, she was born for the spotlight. Living under the scrutinizing eyes of the world, Lumiere's life consists of cameras and flashes following her whenever she moves. The world gravitates around her, and everyone who sees her is drawn to her light, including him. The moment he saw her on that stage with the spotlight shining on her, he knew he would spend his whole life admiring her from afar. But with the twist of fate and a little luck, his fate might have changed. A secret moment. A lingering stare. Quick stolen moments behind the camera that no one knows about. But to what extent can they sacrifice for a losing battle they knew they would never win? To love is to risk. To risk requires courage and courage is only found in places we're too scared to take. ---- Date Started: March 2025 Date Finished: June 15, 2025

The S #4 Kaia Persephone Ziegler is an actress, not just by profession but also in real life. After all, she needs to act if she wants to survive the chains that her father has on her neck. She needs to act like an obedient daughter. She needs to act like a lovestruck fiancée. She needs to act like everything is okay to her even when it is not. She has been acting for her entire life that she is already used to it. That is until she gets saved by Hadeon Davis Serrano during the worst night of her life, a stranger that slowly becomes her solace, an escape where she can get rid of her facade, and a haven for throwing her inhibitions. Something that she never thought she can have in this lifetime. Will Hades be her way out of hell? Or will she only drag him into the pits with her, just like how the myth goes?