Serenade of Secrecy (Echoes #4)

Like a hidden melody buried in the chords of a song, their story is one of unspoken love-a love that lingers, aches, and waits, even as it knows it will never be answered.

In a small band where music speaks louder than words, Reoniel Kaison Chavez lives his life in harmonious simplicity. Surrounded by love and fulfillment, he's perfectly content in his solitude, finding joy even in his own company. Like the steady beat of a drum, his life marches forward with rhythm and purpose. Yet, with every strike of his drumsticks, love sneaks closer, revealing its meaning in ways he's never known.

Reon has never fallen in love-not because he lacks the capacity but because he believes all things, no matter how beautiful, must one day end. His heart, shielded by a wall of indifference, remains untouched, silent. Until Lucenzo Asaiah Loyzaga walks into his world.

Lucas. A man whose arrogance cuts like ice, whose cold demeanor is matched only by his resolute convictions. To others, he is distant, untouchable. To Reon, he becomes everything-a force of nature that leaves him breathless and defenseless. Reon, the man who believed in endings, finds himself captivated by a love that seems infinite yet unreachable.

He clings to the pain, to the impossibility, to the faint, bitter hope that someday, somehow, Lucas might hear the music. But deep down, he knows-the most beautiful melodies are the ones never heard, the most painful loves are the ones that will never be.