Book excerpt: Ang bagay na kinatatakutan niyang mangyari noon pa ay nangyari na. She was already in love. At kaya siya ngayon narito sa piling ni Gerardo ay dahil hindi niya iniiwasan ang pag-ibig. As a matter of fact, she was ready to face it–—head on. Walang tiwala si Angela Lee sa mga relasyong romantiko, and men in general. Ayaw niyang matulad sa kanyang ina na nagtiwala at nasaktan at patuloy na nasasaktan dahil nagmahal ng maling lalaki. Naisip niyang may mga taong sadyang tumatandang mag-isa at naniniwala siyang isa siya sa mga iyon. Hanggang sa makilala niya si Gerardo. She had been running away from love, she never thought it was waiting to surprise her in the wrong place, at the wrong time, and with the wrong man. For she was the only daughter of one of the Republic’s senators, while Gerardo was a hired hand at her friend’s hacienda...