"I fell for you like a star crashing from the sky-bright, breathtaking, and destined to be swallowed by the dark."
-Keighley
Keighley Yaia Brielle Montellano-known in the shadows as Agent Lynx-is a woman of many faces. A master of deception, she's a world-renowned model, a champion figure skater, and one of the most skilled undercover agents of her time. Behind the glitz, danger, and discipline, she is also a daughter bound by expectations and duty.
When she's forced into an arranged marriage with Xyler Arzythiel Hawthorne-a cold, calculating billionaire-lawyer with a heart sealed shut-Keighley treats it like any other mission: endure it, survive it, and move on. To Xyler, she's nothing more than a beautiful pawn in a strategic business deal.
But something changes.
His touch softens. His gaze lingers. And for the first time, Keighley lets herself hope-hope that maybe, just maybe, love can bloom in a place built on indifference.
But hope is a dangerous thing.
Just as she begins to fall, the illusion crumbles. What felt like the beginning of something real shatters into betrayal. And in the aftermath, Keighley is left spiraling-broken, lost, and trapped in the silent ache of a love that was never hers to begin with.
Can she find her way back before the emptiness consumes her?
Or is she doomed to keep falling into an empty-painful void that only grows deeper?
Successful and well-respected, Attorney Lavender Guevarra's life seems perfect... except when it comes to love. As she accepts the possibility of staying single for the rest of her life, she unexpectedly meets the 'stranger' who makes her heart flutter and turns her world upside down.
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Known as one of the best defense lawyers in the country, Lavender Angelisa Guevarra is the epitome of perfection. She is rich, beautiful, and intelligent, but those traits seem not to be enough for her exes. And so, after coping with two failed relationships, Lavender promises not to engage with any man anymore. But when she unexpectedly finds herself making out in the dark with a particular stranger, Lavender is suddenly unsure of her decisions. With all the doubts and fears this new relationship brings, can Lavender be strong enough to fight for the affection she's always longed for? Or will she let other people's opinions destroy what seems to be her final shot at love?
Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish, a combination of Tagalog & English.
Cover Design by Regina Dionela/ Gesille Catungal