The pain of loving someone who is hurting you, and the quiet courage it takes to accept that love may not always be enough.
Zedekias Arden Matienzo once believed that love was a simple thing-a melody that plays without end, a bond that can never be broken. His heart, tender and full of trust, belonged entirely to his friend, Lyric Daviel Videla, a man whose smile could light up his world. Together, they shared everything: moments of joy, quiet nights, and promises of a future that felt certain. Yet, as the lyrics of their love song played on, Zede began to realize that not all love songs have happy endings.
And just like what he watches in novels, all the protagonists become martyrs... something he never imagined would happen to him, in his very own life... in the middle of their friendship. But the truth is that Zede has become a silent martyr to his own heart, unable to break free from the cycle of hurt because he believes that love, true love, means enduring the pain without question.
But as Zede reflects on the lyrics that once defined his heart, he begins to question: How long can love last if it only brings pain? Is it truly love, or simply an illusion that blinds him to the truth?
When bubbly Emerson Kachi Smith starts working for the handsome Lucas Hendrix, she quickly discovers there's something hot and untamed behind his cold exterior...
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When bubbly Emerson Kachi Smith is offered a job as the personal assistant to the cold and handsome Lucas Hendrix, she's left wondering why. After all, she has no credentials to speak of, and working for a paranoid billionaire CEO who's impossible to please is far from easy. But a few weeks into her job, she begins to realize that she can't judge a book by its cover. Left alone to discover the mystery behind Lucas's cold exterior and to tame her uncontrollable desire to comfort him, she learns they have a lot more in common than she ever thought possible. Could their two lonely hearts share the same dream for happiness?
[[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]
Cover designed by April Alforque
Former title 'Coffee And Papers'