MATURED CONTENT(R-18) Phoenix Series#5: Jastin Rivera "I beg you. Don't give up on me. Please." - Jastin Rivera Date started: August 2019 Date ended: September 2019

MATURED CONTENT (R-18) Phoenix Series#9: Prince John Kim "I've waited so long for you to reach your right age so that I can claim you and mark you as mine." - Prince John Kim

MATURED CONTENT(R-18) Phoenix Series#6: Rein Sandoval "I can hear my own hearbeat and it shouts your name." - Rein Sandoval

MATURED CONTENT(R-18) Phoenix Series#2: Edsel Ford "I did not choose you, my heart did." -Edsel Ford Date started: January 2019 Date ended: March 2019

Life has its own way to show what life means to us. We see and appreciate things in good ways, but we learned and reflect most of the time because of its bad ways. *** One night, one mistake imprisoned Lei and Trevor into an unwanted marriage. They pretend to be good and at ease with each other for their son, Evo. But despite everything, Lei suffered physical and emotional abuse from her husband, Trevor. She resists everything, protects him, and gives the best for her son, even it means pain, tears, and punishment. A hopeless and dreamless married woman let herself be his bait for just a single mistake. Until one day, the past dwells and hunts them, where everything started. It will ruin the walls of their home as the only person who binds them perished by their selfishness. As everything falls apart, the table has turned. Could they find love, hope, and reflect on what life means if struggles and sins started with his bad ways? WARNING: Not suitable for young readers and sensitive minds. It contains graphic sex scenes, adult languages, and situations intended for mature readers only. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. Cover Design: Regina Dionela Readers Discretion is advised. Started on: March 15, 2020 Ended on: April 18, 2020 Status: Completed