BlurbMinsan pala, hindi mo kailangan mamatay para mawala ang buhay mo.Minsan sapat na ang isang scandal.Isang pekeng litrato.Isang click.At lahat ng pinagtrabahuan ko, lahat ng pangarap ko, lahat ng taong mahal ko—nawala.Na-cancel ako bago pa man ako makapaliwanag.Parang sinakal ako ng buong mundo gamit ang mga salita nila.“Pokpok.”“User.”“Fake.”Paulit-ulit, hanggang sa maramdaman kong wala na talagang natira sa akin.Pero ang pinakamasakit?Hindi yung mga taong hindi ko kilala.Kundi siya.Si Brian.Bestfriend ko. Unang minahal ko. Pinaka-pinagkatiwalaan ko.Sa oras na kailangan ko siya, siya mismo ang nauna.Nauna siyang tumalikod.Nauna siyang humusga.Nauna siyang mawala—parang lahat ng taon, lahat ng alaala, wala lang.Walang laban.Walang paliwanag.Walang kahit isang salita na kayang magsalba sa akin mula sa pagkakalunod.At sa gitna ng pagguho ko, dumating ang taong mas dapat kong katakutan.Kairo Valencia.Bilyonaryo. Malupit. At ang tunay na dahilan kung bakit matagal nang lugmok ang pamilya ko.Nag-alok siya ng kontrata:Anim na buwang pagpapanggap.Anim na buwang pagsuko ng natitirang dignidad ko.Anim na buwang paghawak sa kamay ng lalaking pinaka-kinamumuhian ko—pero siya ring tanging may hawak ng pag-asa naming halos wala na.At doon ko naintindihan…Na minsan, ang pinakamalupit na bangungot, hindi ‘yung iniwan ka.Kundi yung mapilitan kang mabuhay—at umibig—sa mismong taong sumira sa’yo.

Nang magising si Celine kinabukasan, ang unang naisip niya ay:Sht.*Naka-blanket siya, si Lance nakatalikod, tulog pa. Bumalik sa isip niya lahat — every awkward, clumsy, and yes, ridiculously hot detail of last night. Sh*t  she had been bambanged! At first time pa!Sino ang mag-aakala na ang isang masayang get-together party ay mauuwi sa isang nakakakilabot… at nakakatuwang one night stand? Oo, tama ang nabasa mo! Sa isang gabing puno ng kalokohan, halo-halong alak, at mga sablay na desisyon, si Celine  at Lance ay muling nagtagpo sa pinaka-epic na paandar ng kapalaran.Isang gabing magpapatunay na kahit ang pinaka-matalik na kaaway mo sa kolehiyo ay puwede ring maging dahilan ng pinakakilig at pinakainit na gabi ng buhay mo. Pero teka, paano ba nila haharapin ang awkward na umagang may halong kilig at pagkabigla?Sa gitna ng bangayan, tawanan, at ‘di inaasahang mga moments, doon nila matututunan na ang pagmamahal ay minsang dumarating sa pinaka-walang-sense na paraan—at ang one night stand na iyon ay simula pa lang ng mas nakakaaliw, mas nakakalokong, at higit sa lahat, mas nakaka-inlove nilang kwento!Yes...

“Nagsimula lang dapat sa simpleng tutorials… pero bakit parang ako na mismo ang natuturuan kung paano siya mahalin?”Si Xena, ang nag-iisang tagapagmana ng kanilang hotel empire, ay kailangang mag-excel sa lahat ng paraan—lalo na’t mataas ang expectations ng kanyang ama. Kaya’t pumayag siyang magkaroon ng private tutor: si Kyle, ang seryosong Math Professor and most sought after, highly recommended tutor by the University student's affairs;- may matalim na dila, malasakit na ayaw aminin, at presensya na parang delikado pero imposibleng iwasan.Mula sa simpleng lecture at banter, naging laro ng tukso ang bawat gabi nila—isang adik na proyekto ng “walang strings attached” tutorials na puno ng bulong, halik, at lihim na hindi dapat mabunyag. Pero habang lumalalim ang mga eksperimento nila, natutuklasan nilang hindi na ito basta laro. Unti-unti, hindi lang isip kundi pati puso ang tinuturuan nilang dalawa… hanggang sa wala nang makapigil.Ngunit sa likod ng bawat halakhak at halik, may mga matang nakamasid. May best friend na magtataksil, may ama na hindi kailanman papayag, at may mga taong handang gibain ang lahat ng itinayo nila. At sa huli, kailangan nilang pumili: ang empire na hawak nila—o ang pinakamagandang proyektong itinaya nila ang lahat: ang pag-ibig na ipinaglaban nila laban sa buong mundo.Isang swoon-worthy, thrilling, at scandalous na love story na magsisimula sa simpleng aralin, at mauuwi sa pinakamapanganib na tanong:Hanggang saan mo kayang ipaglaban ang pagmamahal na natutunan mong hindi mo na kayang bitawan?

Adrian Cross built an empire on silence, precision, and control. By day, he’s the untouchable billionaire CEO who engineered the fastest machines in the underground. By night, he becomes Rogue—the city’s masked legend, feared by criminals and worshipped by racers who never guess the truth beneath the visor. He lived his life like a flawless equation… until Luna Vega came crashing through it. She races like fire. Laughs like rebellion. And drives as if she’s daring the world to break her. Adrian only meant to watch her—just curiosity. But Christmas Eve draws closer, and so does danger. Someone wants Luna dead. Someone Adrian has fought in the shadows for years. So when an ambush spirals out of control, Rogue steps into the open—risking his identity, his empire, and the mask that kept Luna from seeing the real him. But the real him is the problem. Because Adrian Cross doesn’t save people. He doesn’t get attached. He doesn’t fall. Yet every time Luna breathes, he feels himself unravel. Every time she races, he tastes fear for the first time. And when she looks at him—really looks—he knows he’s already lost. This Christmas Eve, the Dead Zone turns into a battleground of engines, vengeance, and forbidden desire. And Adrian Cross, the man who never loved anything but speed, must face the one truth he can’t outrun: You can rebuild an empire. You can hide behind a mask. But you cannot control the woman fate slammed into your heart at 200 miles per hour. This holiday, love is dangerous. Obsession is destiny. And Adrian Cross will burn the whole city down if it means keeping her alive.

Sydney Walters has always believed in miracles—just never for herself.The powerhouse behind Cradle Heart Foundation in Istanbul, she spends her days saving abandoned children and her nights believing her longtime boyfriend, Marcus Thompson, is the one person who would never break her. Until the Hamilton Empire State’s annual December Gala shatters that fantasy in one brutal heartbeat.One kiss.One betrayal.One stolen moment behind a velvet curtain—caught in full view by the woman whose heart he vowed to protect.Humiliated under the champagne lights and the glittering Christmas décor, Sydney bolts out of the ballroom—only to collide with a pair of arms strong enough to stop her world from collapsing.Drake Hamilton.City’s youngest billionaire CEO.Hotel empire heir.And secretly…the Alpha King of the hidden Mooncrest Pack.He has spent years rejecting destiny. But the moment Sydney crashes into him, her scent ignites the ancient mark beneath his skin. Fated mate. The one bond a king can’t deny.And Sydney? She feels it too—an electric pull that terrifies her more than heartbreak ever could.Still reeling, she wants distance. The Alpha King wants answers. And Marcus, suddenly aware of the treasure he threw away, wants her back at any cost.But fate moves faster than regret.When a mysterious threat targets Sydney’s foundation and an ancient pack prophecy unfolds, Drake has no choice but to claim what was written in the stars. On Christmas Eve, during the coronation ceremony streamed across supernatural and human realms, he marks Sydney as his Luna Queen—sparking a war of desire, revenge, and destiny.Marcus watches, powerless.Tyra schemes in the shadows.Sydney stands trembling between the ruins of her past and the fire of a future she never imagined.And the world? It’s about to witness the hottest holiday twist Istanbul has ever seen.