A slow-burn, secret-agency romance where loyalty cuts deep and love is a loaded weapon.
Buried in the shadows of Manila, Division 99 doesn't exist-not on paper, not in theory, and definitely not for the agents who bleed for it. Astrid Alvarez joins the agency to chase the truth behind her father's death, not to catch feelings. Especially not for Zoren Rivera-cold-eyed, sharp-tongued, and untouchable in every way that matters.
She's all fire and instinct. He's all silence and scars. And when they're forced together, sparks turn lethal.
Their partnership was never meant to be personal-but long nights, breathless missions, and near-deaths leave marks no protocol can erase. The deeper they dig, the more the lines blur: between right and wrong, past and present, duty and desire.
And when betrayal hits from inside their own walls, Astrid and Zoren will have to decide what survives the fire-truth, loyalty... or each other.
They were never supposed to feel.
They were supposed to follow. Obey. Survive.
Genii-7 was live on an island, trained as weapons for a system that doesn't tolerate questions.
Mina was always the calm one. The strategist. The loyal one.
Charlie was reckless, sharp-tongued, and far too good at hiding what he feels-especially when it comes to her.
When a mission from the past resurfaces with devastating consequences, secrets unravel, loyalties bend, and the people they thought they could trust might be the ones pulling the strings.
Someone is lying.
Someone is watching.
And someone wants them to forget who they really are.
Caught between the system that made them and the truth that might destroy them, Genii-7 must decide if they'll break apart or burn it all down together.
For fans of slow burns, dangerous secrets, and the kind of love that wasn't supposed to happen.
Rate M for suggestive themes and violence.