Book 3
Lucien Kai Alcaraz, a 25-year-old electrical engineer taking his master's degree, agreed to judge a university pageant thinking it would be nothing more than a simple academic obligation.
Then he saw Calvin Knoa Lenardo.
A 21-year-old freshman representing Sports Science, Calvin stood on stage without trying to impress anyone-his gaze distant, his smile restrained, almost indifferent to the spotlight. While the crowd saw a contestant, Lucien saw something else: someone real beneath the performance.
And somewhere between the applause and the quiet after the event, Lucien realized something dangerous.
He didn't want the Calvin on stage.
He wanted the one who walked away from it.
The problem?
Calvin had no idea that the judge who watched him that night had already begun choosing him.
Because long before Calvin could even notice- Lucien was already his, before he knew.
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