Carter Altaraza is lethal, skilled, and ruthless on the battlefield. But after the war, there are no warriors--there are only survivors. And then Alandra Grande teaches him how to live. *** Carter thought he'd outlived the war, but the war outlived him instead. Regret and guilt from the death of his friend and fellow soldier made his life meaningless, and he suffers through the pain that carries him through his days. One night during training in Sydney, Carter ends up in rumpled sheets with a mysterious woman-a woman he meets again years later back in the Philippines. What happens when she shows him that he can also survive from a battle within himself? Can Carter recover from suffering and bearing his battle scars? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Regina Dionela CONTENT WARNING: This story has mature scenes which are not suitable for young readers.

Seventeen-year-old Scarlett Hayes is living her life by her own rules. Losing her parents at a young age has made her strong and fiercely independent. She knows exactly who she is and nothing is going to change that. Everything starts to change for her when she moves to a new town. She meets Cade Presley. He is domineering and arrogant which makes her detest him at first sight. She learns a secret that will unravel her perfect life and lead her into a world she never knew existed. Embracing her new life is difficult when it pulls her closer to Cade. Finding out you are destined to be with someone forever is hard to handle especially when you want to throttle them every time you see them. The attraction she feels for him is undeniable and there is no fighting destiny. *Please note this is only a five chapter sample of the published book.