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Phoenix Forced from the Ashes (CDCS I)
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Ongoing, First published Dec 08, 2023
Mature
Casa de Castillo Series 1

Casa de Castillo, a haven reserved for the wealthiest elite, stands as a fortress for royalty-a place accessible only to the chosen few. Here, the highest ranks of society, the wealthiest of the wealthy, live together in exclusive splendor. Concealed within its opulent walls lie countless secrets, nurturing hunger, desire, and greed.

Taylah Viviana Fabroa is the name on everyone's lips. Matalino, maganda, mayaman-siya ang depinisyon ng pagiging perpekto. A young woman who triumphs in everything. A daughter born from a lineage of respected doctors. Taylah has everything-everything but the freedom to simply be herself.

To those watching, she's a prodigy, the embodiment of ambition and talent, a star they expect to keep rising. But what the world doesn't see is the weight of this brilliance. Beneath the polished veneer and trophies lies a young woman haunted by expectations she never asked for, a phoenix forced from the ashes before she was ready, with a question that shadows her every step: Sino na ako kung hindi na ako matalino?

Her world revolves around five pillars: money, power, intelligence, beauty, and elegance. These glint down on her from the seats of influence, shining in the diamonds of those who wear success like a second skin. Taylah moves through these circles, playing her role with precision, even as her spirit rebels against the hollow beauty of it all.

But as Taylah rises higher, the cost of each achievement becomes clear. She is left with a choice: will she burn out, confined to the life others have built for her, or will she break free, discovering what it truly means to rise? To those watching, she's the young woman who has it all. But to Taylah, true triumph may mean letting go of everything they think she should be.

"Like a phoenix forced from the ashes, it rose before it was ready, wings scorched by the expectations of others, yearning not just to soar-but to fly free."
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