Riley Series #1
Astrid is a hospital-hopper. Sick since she was 7. Stayed almost all her life in the hospital bed. Home schooled-- or should I say hospital schooled. Adeline was her only friend. Now that she turned 17, she wanted something new, something thrilling, something exciting.
On a drizzly sunday night, she heard slow three knocks on her window. In her private hospital room, on the 12th floor.
She then meets the devilishly handsome and dangerous Parker, who would willingly give her what she always wanted, but it would turned out not as thrilling and as exciting as she asks for, but it was dark, deadly and dangerous.
This two strangers have something in common: masks. They hide their true selves in the masks they wear. And when they take off that mask, the wolf they have been feeding and hiding in their hearts will slowly come out, either that wolf is good or bad.
Lavender is in love with Yuan, the perfect guy--kind, sweet, charming, and a musician like her. The problem? He's not real. He only exists in her dreams.
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Lavender Laxamana can't sing or play the guitar in front of anyone anymore. She hides in her dreams where she can perform and play music to her heart's desire with Yuan. Lavender has already accepted that the man she loves is just a figment of her imagination, but when she crosses paths with Aki, a starting artist who goes by the name of Musikero and looks and sounds like Yuan, Lavender is hopeful they can finally be together in real life. But reality slaps her in the face when she finds out Aki is the exact opposite of Yuan, and he loathes her.
While Lavender struggles to find the connection between Yuan and Aki, can she finally find the courage to stop escaping from reality--no matter that Aki may be in love with another woman? And can she finally face the rhythm and beats of her heart and pursue her passion again? How far will she go--or not go--for her dreams?
DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish.
COVER DESIGN: Regina Dionela