Penzer R. Baterna

Valentin Roxas was raised by his Tatay Lito alone when his mother left them to work abroad when he was seven. To maintain a sense of normalcy, Lito wrote young Val letters supposedly from his mother, promising she would return.

As relentless heatwaves and prolonged drought plague the Philippines, Ava, an aswang who has vowed to consume only animal meat, faces a moral crisis as food scarcity pushes her to consider surrendering to her predatory nature.