In This Lifetime [BOYXBOY]

Huling semester na ni Jaiden Thaddeus Reyes bilang isang graduating architecture student, pero kinapos siya sa pambayad ng natitirang tuition fee. Kaya napilitan siyang balikan ang trabahong matagal na niyang tinalikuran at pinangakuang hindi na niya babalikan kailanman-ang pagiging discreet call boy. It goes against everything he believes in, but his dream of finally graduating--for his family and for himself--leaves him the only option left.

Then comes Keith Chester Calinao, an unexpected client on a stormy night. Hindi na sana niya ito sisiputin, lalo na't hindi siya sigurado kung kaya pa niyang ituloy. Pero dahil desperado na siyang magkapera ay tinanggap na lang niya ang offer nito. Ngunit hindi niya inasahang wala pa pala itong karanasan sa ganoong bagay, at sa gitna ng tensyon, inamin nitong hindi niya kayang ituloy dahil sa awa at guilt. Caught off guard and a little disappointed, Jaiden was ready to leave until Keith made a different offer: to simply stay with him until the next morning. Walang kahit ano. Walang kapalit. Though hesitant at first, Jaiden eventually agreed-especially when he realized how captivated he was by Keith's innocent eyes and the unexpected comfort he found in simply being with him.

Torn between his longing for love and the promise of a no-strings-attached arrangement, Jaiden must decide how to face this unexpected connection. Will he risk his heart for a love that feels right but seems wrong-and impossible in this lifetime they are living? Or will he walk away before it even begins, afraid that love, once again, might cost him everything?

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Started: August 13, 2023
Revision Starts from: August 11, 2024
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