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Alaricé Voss Claybourne, eldest daughter of the world's most feared financial dynasty, vanished four years ago without a trace. To her family, she is a ghost, erased from their bloodline. But in truth, Alaricé lives under another name: one of the most precise and dangerous assassins working for a clandestine network known as The Obsidian Overwatch Order. Cold, meticulous, and utterly efficient, she kills for reason, never emotion. Every mission is a calculation; every bullet, a signature of control. Yet beneath her discipline lies the fracture of a woman who has lived too long in shadows - trained to obey, forbidden to feel.
Across the world's glittering capitals, Liora Selene Valentin is the face of perfection - the youngest daughter of a fashion empire that defines luxury and influence. Her smile commands cameras, her name fuels headlines, and her every move is curated for the world to worship. But fame is a cage made of light. Behind the flawless facade lies a woman who quietly hungers for something real - something unscripted.
Their worlds should never cross.
Until a contract does.
When Alaricé is tasked with eliminating a high-profile target in Manila, the assignment draws her into the orbit of the Valentin empire - a place of mirrors, lies, and allure. What begins as surveillance becomes curiosity, and curiosity becomes something far more dangerous. Because Liora sees her. Not the disguise, not the legend, but the ghost underneath.
As political power, old family secrets, and underground networks intertwine, both women are caught between duty and desire.
But in a world where love is leverage and loyalty is currency, what happens when the assassin starts to question the purpose of her gun... and the model learns what power costs when it bleeds?
Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish (Tagalog-English)