With her deadly secret out in the open, Cassie must fight even harder to protect not only her sister but her own heart. ***** Cassie has never been in a tighter spot. In an unexpectedly grim fight, Julian, her annoying yet charming tutee, uncovers her deadly secret! With the threat of homelessness pressing down on her, she has no choice but to move in with him to keep her and her sister safe. But when the past continues to catch up with her, rival gangs ramp up their challenges, out for her head. And as Julian's family's dark past comes to haunt Cassie, a mysterious stranger's return could challenge everything she has built to protect. *Sequel to The Mystery Fighter* Content and/or trigger warning: scenes depicting violence [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren T

A/N: First book of Falling for mini-series.... Shay hated his best friend’s twin brother. Ang tingin niya dito ay isang galamay ni satanas na ipinadala para sirain ang buhay niya. Araw-araw iba ang karay-karay nitong babae at naiirita siya lalo dito. She insulted him almost every day but he just shrugged it off and laughed at her. Halos isumpa niya ang nilalakaran nito. Ganoon niya ito ka hindi gusto. But things changes… One kiss changes everything for Shay. Dahil sa isang halik na pinayagan niyang mangyari, nagbago ang lahat. She started noticing how handsome the devil is. At dahil na rin nagka-utang siya dito, mas lalong naging malapit siya sa galamay ni satanas. Oh, well, life is full of surprises and one of them is falling for Mr. Man whore.

Gilen Ramirez is a happy-go-lucky- kind of woman. She always had a food in her bag. She doesn't care what other people think of her as long as she knew that she's not doing anything wrong. But what everyone doesn't know is behind her happy-go-lucky attitude hides a very serious woman who knows how to use a gun. Kaino Garcia is an NBI Agent who was given a job to protect a woman who knows too much. Nang makita niya ang babae, gusto niyang matawa. She's nothing but a happy-go-lucky glutton woman. Ito ba ang babaeng may alam ng lahat na kailangan nilang malaman? Baka nagkakamali lang ang superior niya. Pero walang nagawa si Kaino kung hindi protektahan si Gilen, ang hindi niya alam, na sa pag-protekta niya sa dalaga, manganganib din pala ang puso niya.

Kilala si Eizel Nicole San Diego bilang isa sa mga sikat na modelo sa buong mundo. Naparangalan na siya bilang isa sa may pinakamagandang mukha sa bansa at ipinagmamalaki niya 'yon. Halos nasa kanya na ang lahat. Mapagmahal na mga magulang. Mababait na mga kapatid at mga kamag-anak niya na walang sawang sumusuporta sa lahat ng gawin niya. Maganda. Matalino. Mataray. Sanay siya na nasa kanya ang atensiyon ng lahat. Kaya naman ng makabungguan niya ng sasakyan ang antipatikong si Lancelott Storm, isang hilaw na amerikano na hindi kilala ang pagmumukha niya, halos sumabog siya sa sobrang galit. Sino ba ang lalaking ito na binangga na siya at lahat-lahat, hindi man lang sinambit ang salitang 'sorry' at wala pang kaabog-abog na iniwan siya ng dumuho sa gitna ng kalsada. At ang hindi niya matanggap ay sa dinami-dami ng photographer sa mundo, ito pa ang kinuha ng Fashion Magazine para kunan siya ng larawan. Nasaan ang katarungan?

Clover Cinnamon Perez is a Matchmaker. Because of what she does for a living, she knew a Playboy when she sees one. At malayong-malayo pa si Alexus Euri Sandoval, naamoy na niyang babaero ito. At naiinis siya sa mga katulad ni Alexus na pinaglalaruan ang mga babae. So, when Alexus declared in front of so many people that he's going to court her, she was pissed to the core. And what irritated her more is his lame pick up lines and flirty words. Akala niya kapag sinupalpal niya ang lahat ng sasabihin nito ay mawawalan na ito ng interes sa kanya, pero doon siya nagkamali, dahil mas naging masugid ito sa pangungulit sa kanya. And what makes her head explode is when she saw Alexus comfortably sitting in her office, asking to match make him with her. Is he kidding me?

Sa unang pagkakataon sa buhay ni Marjorie Torres Ortinez, nagkagusto siya sa isang lalaki. Hindi maalis ang mata niya sa lalaki kaya naman ginawa niya ang lahat para malaman ang pangalan nito. Nang malaman niya, para siyang stalker na dumadaan sa bar nito araw-araw para batiin ito ng 'hi'. Hindi niya alam kung ilang beses na niyang binati ito na tango lang o pagtaas ng kilay ang sagot sa kanya. Sa ka-desperaduhang makasama niya palagi si Marlon Aiken Garcia, nag-apply siya bilang isang waitress sa bar na pag-aari nito. Akala niya magiging maayos ang lahat kapag natanggap siya... Doon siya nagkamali.

"Please, Yanzee, Please ...say that you love me too. I can feel it but I need to hear it." Ramm left to give his brother a chance to make lovey dovey with his best friend, Shay. Gusto niyang maging masaya ang kakambal kaya naman umalis siya at nagpakalayo-layo muna. Ang hindi niya alam, sa pagpapakalayo-layo niya, e makakakilala siya ng babaeng sobrang kulit. At hindi niya akalain na sa kakulitan nito, mahuhulog ang puso niya para rito.

Sarah Catli is a different kind of woman. She’s a kind of woman who doesn’t need emotional sentimental crap to be happy. Naka-fucos lang siya sa trabaho niya bilang isang FBI Agent. Wala siyang pakialam sa mga kalalakihan dahil hindi naman niya tipo ang mga nanliligaw sa kanya. For her, men are problems and love will give you heartache. Enter the man who rattled her peaceful heart, Shannon San Diego, ang lalaking binuhusan niya ng tubig dahil sa maling akala. He’s annoying, arrogant, full of himself and irritating. He is an INTERPOL Agent who’s going to be her partner in solving a mysterious serial killing. Magagawa kaya niya ng tama ang trabaho niya kung may isang guwapong lalaki na palaging nasa tabi niya at nagpapabilis nang tibok ng puso niya o magiging dahilan ang nararamdaman niya sa binata para manganib ang buhay niya?

Tyron Zapanta was a one-woman-man kind of guy. He doesn't do cheating and flings. He believes that a man should only love one woman. The longest relationship he had was three years and still going strong. But, his belief about love was challenged by cupid when Raine Lynn Dizon crashed into his life. Literally. When he saw her heart-shaped face, Argentine eyes and sweltering lips, his belief was forgotten. All he could remember is his need to kiss those sultry lips and stared at her tantalizing Argentine eyes. Lalabanan ba niya ang atraksiyon na nararamdaman para sa dalaga kahit alam niyang mali or would he let his feelings show as he thrust hard and deep inside her? CECELIB | C.C. WARNING: MATURE CONTENT | P-18 COMPLETED

Lander Storm hated the color red. Pinapaalala kasi ng kulay na iyon ang pagkawala ng mga magulang niya. He saw his love one's blood scattered on the pavement and he couldn't erase it from his memories. And then he met the beautiful lady in red dress, Vienna Sugon. Pinigilan niya pero nahulog ang puso niya para sa dalaga. Lander knew the consequences of falling for a wayward woman, but fate was really trying to give him another reason to hate the color red. Vienna left without saying goodbye and he was left behind as if a twenty-wheeler truck mowed him for a million times. And after eight years, the lady in red dress came back again. Ginulo na naman nito ang payapa niyang mundo. Nagulo ang sistema niya. Nabaliw siya sa kaiisip sa dalaga. The beast inside his pants awakens at the mere sight of the striking lady in red dress. Vienna awakened the possessive side of him. She made him feel things that he didn't want to feel. And only Vienna could pleasure him the way he wanted to be pleasured. Kaya ba niyang kalimutan ang takot sa mga nangyari sa nakaraan para maangkin ang babaeng bumabaliw sa puso at isip niya o hahayaan na naman niya itong iwan siya ng walang paalam? CECELIB | C.C. WARNING: MATURE CONTENT | P-18 COMPLETED