kimchielle
Perhaps life is chaos dressed in coincidence.
Aeris Claudette Iona Lopez. Once, that name was destined for the top of every leaderboard, whispered in every hall, carried to places far beyond her reach. Back then, she was just a girl who wanted to be friends with everyone.
But enemies breathe closer than you think.
For years, they carved scars into her no one expected a kind girl to bear. Scars that taught her silence. Scars that taught her steel.
That was the past. Aeris refused to stay wounded.
At West Heviore University, something new bloomed inside her. Strong. Unyielding. Just like her name, Aeris, meaning freedom. Here, she would claim her throne alone. No spotlight. No bruised heart. Even buried beneath ordinary, she'd be untouchable.
Then life threw its curveball.
She met the man who'd try to steal the crown she fought for. The exact type she loathes: spoiled, arrogant, insufferable.
Sebastian Miro Aquino-De Leon.
Yet for some reason, her pulse quickened every time they clashed. Arguments became anticipation. Rivalry became oxygen. Finally, she'd found an opponent worthy of her fire.
Everything shattered when her father stood on the edge of bankruptcy. Despite her rising rank at De Leons Corps. and a promotion within reach, only one path could save her family.
A marriage contract.
Offered by Miro himself. He needed a wife to secure his place as successor, and his father demanded a bride who could match his mind.
His only choice? His rival.
They swore to hate each other. They vowed never to fall. But in a war of wits, pride, and stolen glances, who surrenders first when the battlefield becomes home, and the enemy knows exactly how to make your heartbeat race?
Will their rivalry burn them to ashes... or forge something neither of them can escape?
In a world full of secrets, will they find the truth that hid underneath their hearts?