Born into poverty, Petianna Bami Velasco learned early that dreams were a luxury she couldn't afford. Selling vegetables was her childhood; survival was her education. When the powerful Ladesma family takes her in, she's thrown into a world she was never meant to belong to. A world of privilege, expectations, and quiet cruelty. Everyone shows her kindness-except Koen Ladesma. Cold, distant, and unrelenting, he reminds her at every turn that she is only a guest in his life. But beneath his harsh words lies something far more dangerous: a tenderness he refuses to admit, and a pull she knows she shouldn't feel. And in a world that has already taken so much from her, Petianna risks losing the one thing she swore to protect-her heart. Date: Dec. 14, 2020 - March 24, 2021 Published in 2024 under Grenierielly Publishing (first edition)

Ang pag-ibig ay parang nagsusugal. Pag sigurado kang mahal mo ang tao, ibibigay mo ang lahat. Ang problema dito ay di mo alam kung may maibabalik paba sayo o wala. Maswerte ang nakakakuha ng higit pa sa inaasahan, pero luhaan ang mga sumugal at natalo. Pero ganun paman, tulad ng sugal, kahit walang kasiguraduhan, marami paring umiibig, marami paring sumusugal. Dahil... Baka Sakali... Baka Sakali...

Ophelia Aithiene Mercedez, Maganda, Matalino, Talented, Mayaman―nasakanya na ang lahat ng pinapangarap ng lahat ng mga kababaihan, beauty and brain plus the popularity. Siya kasi ang nagiisang anak ng isa sa pinakamayamang tao sa buong bansa at siya rin ang susunod na tagapag mana ng kompanya nila. Kaya ganuon nalang karaming tao ang naiingit at nangangarap na nasa puwesto niya, ang hindi nila alam ay hindi ganuon kadali ang ginagampanan n'ya sa kaniyang puwesto. Maraming threats sa buhay ni Ophelia bilang nag iisang anak ng isang multi billionaire, marami ang gustong tumugis sa buhay niya. Kaya naisipan ng mga magulang n'ya na ipatransfer siya sa ibang paaralan na malayo at siguradong hindi siya makikilala. They changed her name and identity for their daughter's safety. from Ophelia Aithiene Mercedez to Zhean Mercado―the trasfery scholar girl. What will going to happen?

What's a reckless transferee with a feisty attitude got to do when her new school puts the lives of its students in danger? According to Summer Leondale...try and save it, of course. *** Used to being the new girl, Summer Leondale thinks nothing of staying long in her new school Montello High before she gets kicked out again for not being a model student. But she can't be further from the truth when she discovers that Montello High is more than what meets the eye--a school for delinquents with two rival gangs running the campus. Summer's chance for a normal high school life gets thrown out the window when she gets involved with Van Freniere, the leader of one of those gangs and rumored to be connected to an underground organization. A fire, murders, death threats, and more mysteries...Montello High is a magnet for danger, and Summer's attraction to Van has warning signs all over it. But when the school is surrounded by sinister forces that puts its students' lives in danger...well, Summer's always been a reckless troublemaker, and it's up to her to save it--if she can. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Regina Dionela