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

Hiraya Francesca is the golden child of Eunthastica University Foundation, the genius prodigy is bound to nothing but success. She treaded her life with grace and confidence. For her, failure isn't a roadblock but a redirection for something greater. A perfectly curated diamond amidst stone and sand. A perfectly curated success in a world full of commonness and mediocrity. Hiraya can have anything in this world, may it be beauty, brain, or boys. Everything. Except for Deimos Soledad de Merced. Kaya noong nagkaroon ng pagkakataon at hinayaan nitong makapasok si Hiraya sa buhay nito ay hindi na niya pinalagpas pa ito. She seized her chance and gambled, ngunit tama nga yata ang sabi nila; lahat ng matatalino, pag dating sa pag ibig ay nagiging bobo. She poured her heart and soul into all the oceans that she sailed and the spaces in between that she crossed, only to be welcomed by betrayal and loss. She loved him, he despised her. She trusted him, he betrayed her. She watched him tore her kingdom, and offer it to his own queen. Stripped out of her own title, the golden child lost her kingdom and crown. Date started: December 2023 Date finished: December 2024

Kairos Levi Soledad de Merced was chaos and wildness altogether. A lover of the world and all the pleasures it has to offer. Love and commitment? That never existed in his vocabulary. He was the type to give you the highs and all the best things in life, leaving you wanting more, only to be forgotten by him the next day. Chasing the wild tide of life and living without inhibitions was his way of life. He prefers all things physical and casual. He wants his life to be simple, easy, and hot- the same way he wants his woman to be. Ma. Anisa Sta Ines is smart, confident, strong-willed.... and smart again. Matalino, matapang, magaling. Pero hindi maganda. All her life, she has been nothing but an extra in everyone's story. The wingman, the third wheel, and the go-to person for everyone interested in her friends. She knew she was never meant to be chosen, never meant to be pursued. She was the calm of a Wednesday morning; The stability that people usually take for granted. But her stability and peace ceased to exist when Kairos rejected her love letter in front of the whole Eunthastica. Not because he rejected her in front of the whole school. But because the letter wasn't for him, it was supposed to be for Iñigo, his cousin. ---- Started: June 2025 Completed: September 2025

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A Series #4 Beauty is on the eye of the beholder. Falling in love without assurance is like pushing yourself into a bottomless pit of dark hellhole. Iniisip mo na pwedeng tumayo kang mag-isa pagkatapos ng lahat pero ang bunga ay naghahanap ng kaniyang sanhi. Her family is falling, she herself is falling too. In order to live, she has to go. But there are unexpected events that haunts her and has to go back to the place she tried to cut away. Meet Colliete Aiofe Felicano, the struggling heiress and the woman who hides.

A Series #3 She is the walking heart, beloved by everyone. A highest paid supermodel who got everything she wanted. Her parents supports her in everything she do. And being the youngest child of four, she grew up being spoiled. Ngunit sa kabila ng lahat, may kailangan siyang gawin para sa pamilya niya. She is bound to a fate she wanted to break loose. Lahat ng nangyari sa buhay niya ay naging matagumpay ngunit magtatagumpay rin ba siya sa hamon na ito? The girl who wants to be chain-free, Duhexia Earth Martin.

Isla de Vista Series #5 Cresia, the girl of perfection, emotionless, unbothered, silent, and immovable. She is used to the life dictated to her how to live it. Like a dog without a chain, she follows rules, she follows the footsteps, she follows everything expected of her because that is what she thinks she is born for. "If love is free then why does it cost so much?"

Isla de Vista Series #4 Sky, ah! What a beautiful sky. Chased by many, loved by many, wanted by many, but chasing someone as cold as the snow and as hard as stone. She rides the fleet to the sky, thinking she could reach the moon but it's too far, too far. "I was busy reaching you that I forgot I am falling in my own despair."

Isla de Vista Series #2 Mika, the ever beautiful Mika, she grow up somewhere in the aid of a family friend. Innocent and sweet, she grew fond of someone who doesn't want her back. A battle to fight for that love or it is time to prioritize loving herself. "I never stopped loving him. I just stopped showing it."

Longing for peace in Isla de Vista, Amber is dragged back to the city when her father demands she marry a rich, dumb man to secure their business. But the moment she meets Elijah Buenavista-the "dummy" her father mocks-she realizes he's hiding secrets her family never saw coming. *** Isla de Vista's peaceful shoreline seemed to free Amber Paige Valencia from her father's demands. Yet peace never lasts. After being summoned back to the city, she is forced into an arranged marriage with a Buenavista, Elijah Luis, whom everyone calls a dumb heir. Amber anticipates a dummy. Instead, she meets a handsome, commanding man who's far too self-assured to be the dumb man her father mocks. And once the vows are spoken, the truth begins to unravel. Elijah Luis Buenavista is no simple rich boy. He is the youngest general in history, a strategist who battled in secret and planned their marriage for reasons only he knows. Will Amber embrace his deadly secrets or will loving him put her in greater danger than she thought? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Louise De Ramos