STELLAR MARK

STELLAR MARKIn a quiet village nestled in the mountains of the Visayas, a mysterious baby is found by Mang Reno and Aling Trena—wrapped in a black garbage bag and nearly swept away by the river.Instead of abandoning her, they take the child in and raise her as their own daughter, naming her Angel.Angel grows up surrounded by love, kindness, and respect for people, animals, and nature. Yet as she grows older, a mysterious star-shaped mark on her wrist slowly begins to glow. Soon, she starts hearing voices no ordinary human can hear—the voices of animals, trees, plants, and even the smallest creatures hidden beneath the earth.Angel has no idea that the mark on her body is connected to an ancient kingdom believed to have vanished long ago.At eighteen, her parents send her to a prestigious school in town. There, she meets Andrie, a handsome, wealthy, and popular varsity basketball player admired by countless girls.Their first meeting, however, is anything but pleasant.They constantly argue.They constantly clash.And yet, no matter how much they try to stay away from each other, they always seem to find their way back together.What Angel does not know is that Andrie's life as an ordinary student is nothing more than a carefully crafted lie.Behind his popularity and wealth lies a dark secret.Andrie is a Loborious—a powerful supernatural being descended from an ancient clan of wolves.And he has been given an important mission:Find the woman with pure Loborious blood who is destined to become the mate of their race.But his father has given him an even more dangerous command:Find the bearer of the Star Mark and kill her.According to an ancient curse, as long as the bearer of the Star Mark remains alive, the Loborious bloodline will never flourish again.At first, Andrie is determined to complete his mission.But the more he gets to know Angel, the more everything begins to change.The woman he was ordered to kill becomes the woman he cannot bear to lose.His enemy becomes his friend.His friend becomes the woman he loves.And his mission becomes the greatest battle his heart has ever faced.But when Angel's true identity is finally revealed, an even greater truth emerges.Angel is not an ordinary human.Royal blood flows through her veins.She has a sibling who has been missing for years.An ancient kingdom is waiting for her return.And the Star Mark they have feared for generations is not merely a curse.It is a key.A seal.And a power capable of changing the destiny of three worlds.As the ancient realms of the Enchanted, the Diwata, and the Loborious awaken once again, a war long believed to be over begins to ignite.One by one, the secrets surrounding Angel's parents, the true reason she was abandoned in the river, Andrie's hidden identity, and the origin of the curse that shattered the unity between two ancient kingdoms begin to surface.But there is one truth more shocking than all the others.The woman Andrie has been ordered to kill…and the woman destined to become his mate…are one and the same.Angel.Caught between curse and love, power and sacrifice, family and truth—who will Andrie choose?Will he obey his father's command?Or will he turn against his own clan to protect the woman he loves?And if their love is the only way to end an ancient war—are they willing to sacrifice everything to unite two worlds that have been enemies for centuries?Because sometimes, the greatest power does not come from magic.It comes from a heart capable of loving, forgiving, and choosing its own destiny.And a woman bearing the Star Mark will become the key to the fate of them all.ANGEL AND ANDRIE.A woman who carries a power she does not yet understand.A Loborious ordered to kill her.Two hearts that were never meant to fall in love.And a destiny they are determined to defy.When the Star and the Wolf finally meet, will their love bring the two worlds crashing down—or will it mark the beginning of a new age of peace?