(VALERIQUE SERIES #1)Love was never meant to be easy.Some love stories are beautiful... but some are dangerous. The kind of love that forces you to fight for it with everything you have. in the world where family loyalty runs deeper than anything, loving the wrong person could cost everything.when the moment comes, will she choose her family... or him?

Alex Zafra built his life on control—numbers, structures, and rules that never fail him. As a civil engineering student working on a construction site, he believes emotions only complicate things. Mia Valeriano lives by the opposite rule. A passionate education major, she gives her time to those who have nothing—teaching street kids, believing kindness can change lives. Their worlds collide by accident. And almost broke because of one. When Alex gets injured on site, Mia stays—out of guilt, concern, and feelings she never planned to have. But as cracks begin to surface in the construction project, Alex realizes his accident may not have been an accident at all. Threats follow. Secrets unfold. And loving the wrong person becomes dangerous. In a world where silence is survival, will they choose the truth—or each other? A slow-burning college romance filled with tension, secrets, and love under pressure.