Rue Margarette Almendra got a reputation in Querencia. Nang lumipat siya ng eskwelahan, walang nangahas pag-usapan ang nakaraan niya. Tago-tago ang pangit na parte ng buhay, nagsumikap siyang magbago. Iyon naman ang gusto ng Mama niya. Iisa lang ang kaibigan niya. Umiwas siyang mapabarkada. Sineryoso niya ang pag-aaral kahit pa ilang beses nang nahirapan. Nakakulong ang buhay niya sa bahay at eskwelahan. She was successful for a year or so.
Hanggang may isang pangyayari na nagbukas sa nakaraan niya. Like a ball coming from the opposing team, she had no choice but to control it, even if she doesn't like it, even if she doesn't know how to. Pilit na binabalik ang bola sa kalaban pero paulit ulit din itong pinapatama sa kanya. She drew a crowd, cheering for her. The referees were watching her.
Nevertheless, inside the court, she was effortlessly winning. Yet, outside the court, she was gambling. Kada aksyon ay parang sugal kung saan ang kinabukasan niya ang nakataya. Some say that she was regressing. But what if she was just going through her teenage years? She was enjoying her juvenile days until this person came and her life changed, so did her heart.
When Attorney Raiven Valiz finds himself in trouble with one of his cases, his life is threatened and a bounty is put on his head. To protect him, the government sends the dazzling and charming Scout Ranger Keiran Sanford. He's exceptionally good at his work and he's a good cook...except that he's the same guy Raiven kissed at a bar two years ago.
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Attorney Raiven Valiz is cold and indifferent, the kind of lawyer who would defend anyone, good or bad, with money - to him, money was the center of his world, and everything else was a waste of his time. But when a certain Scout Ranger is sent by the government to protect him, Raiven thinks Keiran's piercing blue eyes and sexy smile are far more deadly and dangerous than the criminals after his life, especially when he makes Raiven feel different emotions he's never felt before. To come to terms with Raiven's confused feelings for him, Keiran proposes an agreement Raiven can't reject...an amorous agreement.
DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish.
COVER DESIGNER: Regina Dionela
Lineart: Marjorie Medino