𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇, Malachi Daniel Barton finally finds himself in a relationship with his childhood crush, and Freya Skye Jones doesn't know how to process it. 𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇, Malachi finds himself yearning for someone who is in the past, or, allow me to rephrase that, someone who is 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 to be in the past. started writing : 1st of November 2025 finished writing: 16th of January 2026 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐑: This book contains smut and other mature content and both characters are legal consenting adults in this book.

"The way you got me all in my head Think I'd rather you in my bed" ˚ ༘ ೀ⋆｡˚

𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝓁𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉𝓈 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒟𝑒𝓈𝒸𝑒𝓃𝒹𝒶𝓃𝓉𝓈 𝒵𝑜𝓂𝒷𝒾𝑒𝓈 𝒲𝑜𝓇𝓁𝒹𝓈 𝒞𝑜𝓁𝓁𝒾𝒹𝑒 𝒯𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝓌𝑒𝓃𝓉 𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝒻𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝓂𝑜𝓃𝓉𝒽𝓈 𝒶𝑔𝑜. 𝒮𝑜 𝒹𝒾𝒹 𝑀𝒶𝓁𝒶𝒸𝒽𝒾 𝐵𝒶𝓇𝓉𝑜𝓃. Freya Skye, the rising singer-songwriter, has turned her silence into platinum. Every track on her debut EP-especially the devastating slow-burn anthems 'Golden Boy' and 'Whyd You Have to Call'-is a public letter to the actor who cut her off. She's healing, she's thriving, and she's finally stopped checking her phone for a call that never came. But Malachi is in Vancouver, filming Coven Academy through a very white Christmas, and he's hearing every single lyric. The whole world thinks he's perfect, but his silent, snowy isolation is being soundtracked by the painful truth in her voice. When a surprise twist of fate (and a little holiday chaos) forces them onto the same snowy street in British Columbia, they find themselves tangled up in the very connection they tried to bury. He went quiet. She wrote a masterpiece. Now, as the Christmas break approaches, they have to face the real, messy question: --- "Used to talk all the time, now we don't even speak." _______ Is he a stranger she needs to walk away from, or the golden boy she still desperately wants to kiss?

They have the life everyone dreams of. A loving marriage. Two beautiful children. A home filled with warmth, laughter, and history. But happiness doesn't mean the questions stop. Unfolded is a deeply intimate continuation of Malachi and Freya's story-one that steps away from milestones and into the quiet spaces of everyday life. It explores what happens when love is no longer new, when marriage settles into routine, and when parenthood changes not just who you are, but how you see yourself. This story is about the moments no one sees: late-night conversations after the house goes quiet, the weight of unspoken thoughts, the longing for more-or the fear of wanting at all. Tender, emotional, and honest, Unfolded captures the beauty of a life that looks complete from the outside, yet still holds layers waiting to be opened. It is about choosing each other again and again, about healing, growth, and learning that love doesn't always arrive loudly. Sometimes, it arrives gently. Sometimes, it unfolds. A story for anyone who has ever wondered if it's okay to want more-even when you already have everything.

The holiday season had always been magical in their small town, with twinkling lights, falling snow, and the familiar scent of pine lingering in the crisp winter air. But for Freya, a disciplined ballerina, and Malachi, a daring hockey player, Christmas was about to bring more than festive cheer-it was about a chance encounter that would turn their worlds upside down.

✎ᝰ. 𝑰'𝒍𝒍 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖. 𝑨𝒍𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖 Freya Skye and Malachi Barton had everything money could buy-designer clothes, private drivers, and last names that carried weight in every social circle. But being born into wealthy families came with strings attached. When a business deal between their parents needed a little extra "convincing," the solution was simple: pretend their children were dating. Neither Freya nor Malachi asked for this arrangement. She thought he was arrogant, he thought she was impossible, and the last thing either of them wanted was to share the same spotlight. But with both of them attending the same prestigious school, the façade became their daily routine. Keeping up appearances was supposed to be easy. Yet between whispered rumors, staged hand-holding, and the pressure of living under constant watch, lines began to blur. And soon, Freya and Malachi would find out that faking something in public doesn't always mean it stays fake in private.

No era parte del plan. Nada de esto lo era. Porque a veces la vida no pregunta, solo sucede. Y de repente estás ahí, sintiendo cosas que no sabes nombrar, pensando en alguien que no esperabas, perdiéndote en una historia que nunca escribiste... pero que ya es tuya. Hay miradas que desarman. Palabras que se quedan. Y momentos tan breves que parecen inventados... pero te cambian para siempre. Esto no es solo una historia de dos personas. Es lo que pasa cuando el corazón decide hablar más fuerte que el ruido del mundo. "A veces hay personas por las que vale la pena derretirse"-Olaf

Dos años pueden cambiar muchas cosas. La edad, la forma de ver el mundo... y también cómo el mundo te ve a ti. Para Malachi Barton y Freya Skye, reencontrarse en Nueva Zelanda no significaba únicamente volver al set de Zombies 5. Significaba volver a mirarse. Volver a convivir. Volver a sentir todo aquello que alguna vez negaron... o que se empeñaron en enterrar bajo sonrisas y excusas. El mundo escuchó mil veces que solo eran mejores amigos. Que, como decía Malachi, eran casi como hermanos. Pero ni siquiera ellos pudieron anticipar cómo reaccionarían sus cuerpos y emociones al tenerse de nuevo tan cerca. Y aunque el corazón lo gritaba con fuerza, el orgullo y el ego seguían jugando su papel: negar lo que, en el fondo, jamás dejaron de sentir. Tal vez solo hacía falta un pequeño empujón para aceptar, por fin, lo inevitable. Solo esperaban... que no fuera demasiado tarde para ello.