BLURB I always wanted the typical heart fluttering love story pero hindi talaga ata para sa akin ang mga bagay na hinahangad ko. Too tiring to struggle and keep my head above the water... to fight the tides trying to pull me down... I was ready to close and lock away my heart. Until I see him again, after a long period of time. Its a bittersweet risk: The question is... Will I ever find and exprience the unwavering love by the person whom I to live forever for the rest of my life? WARNING: This is not like your typical love story, but I want to show you the other side of romance close to reality.

Mahal ko siya pero ang manatili sa tabi niya ay nakamamatay. It may not kill me physically, but it was killing me emotionally. What we had in our relationship was a poisonous love. Kaya naman, kumalas ako sa kaniya para patuloy akong mabuhay. DISCLAIMER: Names of persons, places, etc. are for fictional use only. Any resemblance in reality is innocently and purely coincidental. WARNING: This may contain mature elements not suitable for some audiences. Reader discretion is advised. TAGALOG - ENGLISH STORY

ABSTRACT "What is love, without pain? What is a light touch, without a torture? What is a neglected woman, without a caring man? All these are nothing without the other, so we move forward and persevere." - Czerina Keira Avila People might call her martyr neither a fool. But all she wanted was to give her child a complete family, and be with the man who owns the other half of her. Despite the pain, agony and betrayal. Pero hanggang saan nga ba niya kayang dalhin ang pagtitiis at pagmamahal, para sa isang buong pamilyang inaasam? Sapat na nga ba ang pagpapatawad at pagtanggap niya para manatili sa pagsasamang minsan ng nawasak? [This is not your cliche love story. For ADULTS ONLY.]

A lady of positive attitude, determined person, and a ray of growth. Babaeng naniniwala sa kasabihang, maging positibo sa lahat ng bagay, kasaganahan sa anumang kagustuhan ay iyong makakamtan. Nang malaman niya ang isang bagay na makakapinsala sa lahat nang ninais at inasam walang pagdadalawang-isip na tinalikuran ang lahat ng mga bagay na gustong mapasakamay at makamtan. Her receptiveness and maturity will peek thru her dilemma. Hindi naging madali ang lahat sa kanya para maunawaan ang laro ng buhay na naranasan niya. But later on she accepted and decided to move on.But when she was contented, got everything controlled and moves planned, one man came barging in and started ruining her every scheme.

Altheyah Divina Aguilar is yearned for by people because of her excellence in her field of work. A darling girl who has the beauty of an autocrat and with a positive characteristics. She's loyal, holding and keeping faith to things unknown. A very much grounded, balance and sensible despite the towering success she achieved in her profession. She's always positive, always dweelling on the good things to come. She's then living her simple and imperfect but with a contented life. But everything started crumbing down when she was tasked to work with someone who mastered the way of bringing out the worst in her. Some who inhabits the bittersweet yearning parts of her past. DISCLAIMER:Names of persons, places, etc. are for fictional use only. Any resemblance in reality is innocently and purely coincidental. WARNING:This may contain mature elements not suitable for some audiences. Reader discretion is advised. TAGALOG - ENGLISH STORY

Jhauztine Chloe Salces isn't your typical girl. She's fiery and captivating, never once back down to a challenge. With her wit and luster positive attitude, every task she's given will be marked done and completed before it even started. She always thought that intinguishable feeling inside her heart would never die just as long as she maintain her life-force energy to be clear of hatred, motivated, and confident. And that would be easier for her to overcome any timidity she faces along the way. But is her radiance and determination be enough for this man? Does she need to break her heart to save his? Or she will let the udying flame remain just for him?

Kiara Celestine Real, one of the Real twins and a product of second chance marriage. She's living her imperfect but satisfied life. She is a person who helps other to acquire knowledge and values. She always believe that everything happens for a reason. Just like how she believes the purpose as she took the responsibility being a parent to a baby she saw in the orphanage door left by someone. But one thing she can't ever understand accept the reason why a man from her past come back to make her feel the unfamiliar warmth of her heart again.It took years for them to see each other again. She knows that she already closed and locked away her heart. Can she really ignore the feeling she's keeping? Can she let a chance slip for them to be together? Or she will remain a single teacher mommy for ther rest of her life.