Soteria
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Last published Sat, Jun 7, 2025
Koi Finley, a newly promoted trainer of LoveWeb- a business process outsourcing that is operating in the city of Almire, is summoned for a corporate hearing to answer for an allegation of sexual opportunism by a newly hired employee. Seeing that his career and perhaps life is in jeopardy, Koi must decide whether to accept or decline an offer that will entangle him to a dangerous world operating in the shadows of the city.
Aesha Aragon, an heiress to a family with a lethal history, attempted several times to leave her life and escape the city of Almire, only to fall prey in the perilous game the powers of the city are playing.
Two perspectives. One city. But remember, this is not a love story...
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