Nagising si Aliya Rodrigo na nawala na sa kanya ang lahat; magulang, kapatid at alaala. Sa madilim na yugto ng buhay niya'y nakilala niya ang lalaking nais niyang makasama habang buhay, si Haze Cadden Monteverde- the second grandson of a corporate giant; Don Alberto Monteverde. Isang lihim na kasalan ang naganap- naaayon sa kagustuhan ng binata. Batid ng dalaga na magkaiba sila ng nararamdaman, na kung gaano niya 'to kamahal ay ganoon rin ang pagkamuhi nito sa kanya. Kumapit siya, ipinaglaban niya- ngunit may hangganan ang lahat. Nagising na lang siyang sumusuko at tumatakbo palayo, leading her way to the darkest secret of her past and to Cade's cousin; Howell Lance Monteverde, the first grandson. Will she be able to escape Haze Cadden's sweetest and possesive way of chasing, will she be able to resist a Monteverde's way of claiming what belongs to him?

He's my dark past, my once happy-go-lucky ex, he's my mistake, my secret, he's the heartless jerk, he's my sweetest downfall, he's the cold-hearted bastard,. And he's Miguel Angelo Tan, my boss. He gripped me by my waist. "You are mine. Mine, Rein. Mine. Understood?" malamig at mariin niyang saad. His aqua stare making my insides go wild. Wala sa loob na napatango ako. "Good." He smiled. For seconds, inakala kong may nakita akong genuine doon but before I could think twice... he kissed me. I realized, he, too, was my everything. Pero he's better without me. All Rights Reserved.

As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams? ***** Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]