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Three years ago, Louise walked away from the school that broke her.
Mula sa pagtataksil na halos sumira sa kanya, pinili niyang iwan ang lahat at buuin muli ang sarili. For two years, she found peace. Tahimik. Stable. Safe.
Hanggang sa bumalik si Zayne.
The boy who once threw her love away is suddenly back, determined to win her over. With endless apologies, grand gestures, and promises of change, ginawa niya ang lahat para mabawi ang babaeng minsan niyang sinaktan.
And against her better judgment, Louise starts to believe him.
Pero hindi niya alam na sa likod ng bawat "I'm sorry" ay may lihim na matagal nang nakatago. A secret shared only between Zayne and his grandfather, Don Luis. Isang plano na nagsimula pa bago ang unang paghingi ng tawad.
A trap carefully laid out for her.
But Louise is no longer the same girl they left behind.
Kung dati ay siya ang biktima, ngayon handa siyang laruin ang laro para malaman ang katotohanan. At habang unti-unting nabubunyag ang mga kasinungalingan, may isang taong tahimik na nananatili sa kanyang tabi.
Si Zaire.
The girl who never asked for her heart. The girl who stayed. The girl who waited. Hindi para angkinin si Louise, kundi para samahan siya sa bawat unos na kailangan niyang lampasan.
Now, with secrets unraveling, loyalties breaking, and feelings growing where she least expected them, Louise is forced to face a truth she can no longer ignore. The shore she once called home is crumbling beneath her feet.
But when the tide finally pulls everything away, will she cling to the wreckage of her past...
or find the courage to reach The Next Shore?