LOGIN“We missed all of you!” he chimed cheerfully. “We missed you too, buddy,” Dino called out, stepping forward with a wide, excited grin. “We even built hammocks and a treehouse at the orchard. You should check them out later.” “Yey! We have a treehouse and hammock!” Atlas’s face lit up instantly,
Four years later— The convoy slowed as it entered Sta. Cristina, the once-quiet town now alive with movement and color. Gone were the uneven dirt roads. In their place stretched smooth pathways that wound through thriving fields—rows upon rows of crops swaying beneath the sun, their greens deeper,
The wedding celebration slowly softened as the sun dipped behind the mountains of Sta. Cristina. Laughter still lingered in the front yard of the humble Greene home—warm, unrestrained, filled with the joy of a union long awaited. But somewhere between the laughter and the fading light—Cassie and A
A breath. “Every day.” Her smile deepened through her tears. “Every lifetime.” Their gazes remained locked—quiet, unwavering—despite the swell of applause rising around them. It filled the chapel, warm and thunderous, echoing against the wooden walls. Pride shone in the men’s eyes, steady and u
"Cassie…” His voice came out quieter than anyone had ever heard it—stripped of authority, stripped of control. Just Ashton. Just a man standing before the woman he loved. After her slow, soulful walk toward him… after Eliseo and Celia had gently, tearfully placed her hand in his— He held her now.
Cassie allowed herself to be pulled forward, though her expression remained stunned, her mind still trying to grasp the sheer extravagance hidden beneath what she thought was simplicity. Behind her, Eliseo and Carmel exchanged a glance. Then, almost in unison, their gazes drifted back to the gown.
Last night, I claimed my freedom. It was a reckless, exhilarating leap, but one I would take a thousand times over. Whatever consequences the dawn might bring, I would face them with the memory of that liberation. This morning, consciousness returned to me not with the gentle touch of sunlight, b
“Oh, shit…” he breathed, eyes squeezed shut. Goosebumps prickled his skin as he shuddered under the electric sensation. She didn’t stop there. While her mouth continued its worship of his heated skin, her hands slipped beneath the waistband of his boxers, freeing his straining erection. “Argh…damn
“Cassie—” He surged upright, hands coming up to cradle her face before she could move any further. His fingers tightened just enough beneath her chin to still her, to force her to look at him. Their eyes locked. Hers were sharp—defiant, questioning, unapologetic. His were dark and earnest, blazi
Ashton was caught completely off guard by Cassie’s sudden boldness. His mind stalled as her lips pressed against his—soft, tentative, unmistakably real. For a heartbeat, he could only gape at her, frozen between shock and restraint. And yet… the gentle brush of her mouth against his sent a slow, da







