"Love is like coffee... brew it wrong, and it might taste sweet at first, but eventually, all that remains is a bitter aftertaste."
Carla is the absolute epitome of danger. A walking 'red flag' armed with lethal charm, she’s a master at manipulating the game of romance, with no intention of ever tying her heart down.
That is, until she steps into Little Lily Café and meets Lily—the gentle café owner with a smile as warm as sunlight, yet a heart barricaded behind impossibly high, icy walls.
When a ruthless player who always gets what she wants encounters the one woman who outright refuses to play her game, an undeniable urge to win ignites. Carla becomes obsessed with tearing down Lily's defenses, desperate to taste her sweet innocence.
But the harder she tries to make Lily fall for her... the deeper Carla falls herself.
From a cynic who treated love as a mere pastime, she is brought to her knees, ready to surrender her entire world—transforming into a hopelessly devoted lover—just to keep this one woman by her side.
"I used to think love was nothing but a game... but you make me want to lose. Only to you."