Renzoilustre Stories

Vaun Armandes was raised to inherit power, not to question it. As the only heir to one of the most influential pharmaceutical empires in the country, his future has always been decided for him. Taking the seat of CEO means surrendering the life he once believed he could have --- one that was quieter, freer, and finally his own. Leon Villaré stands on the opposite side of that world. A self-made CEO who built his company from nothing, he represents everything Vaun was never allowed to become. Their relationship --- brief, private, and devastatingly real --- ended not because love ran out, but because expectations closed in. Fresh from a breakup neither of them has learned to survive, Vaun and Leon find themselves facing each other across boardrooms, negotiations, and an industry where power is inherited, earned, and fiercely protected. Every encounter tests the limits of professionalism, restraint, and the unspoken truth they both carry. Set against the unforgiving landscape of legacy, ambition, and corporate warfare, Against Orders is a story about choosing between who you are expected to be and who you are when no one is watching --- and the quiet, dangerous defiance of listening to the heart when obedience demands silence.

When a lone wolf meets the howl of his heart. Paolo doesn't even like concerts. Crowds? Noise? Overpriced merch? Hard pass. He only came to babysit a drunk friend and pray for the night to end. But then Howl takes the stage, and his gaze locks with him---Nate, lead guitarist with quiet eyes and a smile sharp enough to cut through the roar of the crowd. Suddenly, the boy who swore he wasn't a fan is holding a banner he didn't make, going viral overnight, and catching the attention of the very wolf he tried to ignore. Nate's played in front of thousands, but he's never been this off---beat-heart skipping, hands sweating, all because of one boy in the middle of the chaos who looks like he doesn't care... and yet. Between late-night gigs, rumors that threaten to tear the band apart, and the gnawing ache of jealousy that surprises them both, Paolo and Nate find themselves circling each other in a world louder than they ever asked for. Because sometimes, the quietest hearts have the loudest howls.