𝙱𝙻𝙾𝙾𝙳 𝚂𝚃𝙰𝙸𝙽𝙴𝙳 𝙲𝙾𝙻𝙻𝙰𝚁 . . . ★ . 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐘𝐎𝐑𝐊 . ★ . ✎ᝰ 𝓯𝓾𝓬𝓴 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓵𝓸𝔂𝓪𝓵𝓽𝔂 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓯𝓾𝓬𝓴 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓽𝓱𝓻𝓸𝓷𝓮-𝓲 𝔀𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓫𝓸𝓭𝔂 𝓼𝓱𝓪𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓾𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻 𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓮 𝓾𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓵 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓯𝓸𝓻𝓰𝓮𝓽 𝔀𝓱𝓸𝓼𝓮 𝓷𝓪𝓶𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾'𝓻𝓮 𝓼𝓾𝓹𝓹𝓸𝓼𝓮𝓭 𝓽𝓸 𝓫𝓮 𝓹𝓻𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰.. SYNOPSIS: Freya Skye and Malachi Barton were born into kingdoms built on blood, not money. Designer labels, armored convoys, and last names that froze rivers with a whisper were their birthright. As the heirs to the two most ruthless, dominant mafia families in New York, they were never meant to cross paths, only to fight for their piece of the pie. A fragile, unofficial truce held the lines, but a single, stray bullet had the power to shatter the city's balance forever. Then came the night at the club. Freya and her inner circle, McKenna Grace and Liv Chatt, were there to celebrate. Malachi and his family, oldest brother Walker (and his wife Leah and daughter Izzy), plus best friends Mason Thames and Miguel Mora, were celebrating a successful trade. He saw her. A diamond in the rough. She didn't see him, but she soon would. A dangerous dance of flirtation began, one where the stakes were infinitely higher than just hearts. Keeping a lid on the tension was impossible. Between whispered threats, territorial claims, and the knowledge that one misstep could start a war that would paint the streets red, the lines began to blur. Freya didn't know what was coming, but Malachi knew exactly what he wanted. He wanted her. And he was willing to burn the entire city down to get her.

Completed • First Draft - not edited. || "You gonna sit there all night?" Luka glances at me, smirking. I glare back. "I was enjoying the last few seconds of peace before having to spend an evening pretending to like you." "That's funny," he says, unbuckling his seatbelt. "Why?" I snap. "Because I was thinking the same thing." || The rules? Easy enough. 1. Pretend to be the perfect couple. 2. Keep it professional. 3. And whatever you do, don't. catch. feelings. Simple, right? Sofia Calloway never planned on going viral for throwing a drink in Luka Mikhaylov's face. But one video, one pissed-off hockey star, and one furious university later... she's suddenly stuck in a fake relationship with the guy she can't stand. He needs to clean up his image before the NHL draft. She needs the free tuition that comes with the deal. All they have to do is smile for the cameras, hold hands at the games, and act like they don't want to strangle each other. Then come the late-night arguments that last too long. The stolen glances that feel too dangerous. The moment where "pretend" starts looking way too real. Because when you break the rules, someone's bound to lose. And this time, it might be both of them.

Freya is in an abusive relationship with Julian. Malachi is the one who starts to notice and becomes her source of comfort. Freya has a brother named Milo. Milo's have a girlfriend named Meg Donnelly. Malachi also has a sister named Meg Donnelly (and it's the same Meg - so Meg is both Milo's girlfriend and Malachi's sister, which creates some extra drama).

𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘: Freya Skye Jones has made her previous burden an unexpected lover. Malachi Barton has gone from her irritating next door neighbor to an admirable boyfriend in just one summer. However, dating her previous best friend comes with its issues. Her popularity is rising exponentially, and his senior year is proving to be more stressful than expected. Balancing her relationship and perfection seems impossible, but no problem is too big when they have love...right?

Freya has always been the supportive best friend-the one who cheers from the sidelines, who listens to every heartbreak and triumph. But with her best friend dating Malachi, everything changes. Because Freya isn't just watching from the sidelines anymore she's falling, Caught between loyalty and desire, Freya knows the rules never cross the line, never betray her best friend. Yet every glance, every laugh, every fleeting touch from Malachi makes the line blur. Forbidden and dangerous, their connection is electric-but is it worth risking everything for a love that shouldn't exist? In a world of secrets, unspoken feelings, and stolen moments, Freya must decide whether following her heart is worth shattering the life she's always known.

At Westbridge High, everyone knows the golden boy. He's the star athlete, the teacher's favorite, the guy who smiles and the world bends around him. He's charming without trying, confident without apology, and used to winning - on the field, in class, and with people's hearts. Nobody says no to him. Nobody stays unimpressed for long. Until her. Freya moves through school like she doesn't care about the spotlight. She isn't interested in popularity, doesn't chase attention, and definitely doesn't fall for rehearsed smiles or practiced charm. Where everyone else sees perfection, she sees performance. And she refuses to clap for it. When the golden boy's ego takes a hit after she brushes him off more than once he makes a reckless bet with his friends he can make her fall for him It's supposed to be easy. Just another win. But what starts as a game becomes complicated when Freya refuses to play by anyone's rules. She challenges him, calls him out, and sees pieces of him no one else bothers to look for. For the first time, winning doesn't feel simple and losing doesn't feel like failure. As rumors spread, loyalties shift, and the line between fake and real starts to blur, Malachi questions if he is doing the right thing.

Freya Skye and Malachi Barton have always been best friends, ever since they were born. When Malachi gets a hockey scholarship at Freya's new private school, things change. Well, people change. 7 chapters out now!! Trying to update every 3 or 4 days!

"Loyalty before love-until love becomes the only loyalty that matters." Malachi has three rules: Kill threats. Protect family. Never love. Freya breaks all three. In a city ruled by shadows, loyalty is everything-and love is a liability. Freya Skye was never meant to cross paths with the mafia. Soft-spoken, observant, and fiercely loyal to the people she loves, she believes in goodness even when the world gives her every reason not to. But one wrong moment, one glance held too long, and Freya is pulled into a world where silence keeps you alive and trust can get you killed. Malachi Barton has been raised to rule that world. As the heir to one of the most powerful crime families, Malachi knows only control, violence, and loyalty forged in blood. He doesn't hesitate. He doesn't fall. And he certainly doesn't protect civilians-until Freya becomes the exception to every rule he's ever lived by. Hiding her should have been temporary. Protecting her should have been strategic. Falling for her was never supposed to happen. Surrounded by a dangerously loyal inner circle-his sharp-witted best friend MK, the reckless yet brilliant Percy Jackson, and the calculating Annabeth Chase-Malachi must decide how far he's willing to go to keep Freya safe. Meanwhile, Freya leans on her fearless best friend Sway as the lines between right and wrong blur beyond recognition. Because in Malachi's world, love isn't gentle. It's ruthless. And touching her comes with a death sentence. In a game built on power and betrayal, choosing her might be the one decision that destroys them all.

they were together for three years after being childhood bestfriends for 5 years. last year they broke up because Malachi cheated on her with her best friend, Malia. after that she moved to London. she hasn't talked to anyone in a year, not Malia, Kylie, Joshua, mk and especially not Malachi. after leaving, she met Asher, super sweet, understood what she was going through, they started dating a month later, 5 months into the relationship he started to get controlling, and mad, all the time. resorting into violence mentally and physically. this went on for 7 months, soon her mom found out what was happening and freya and her mom moved back to LA. how will she feel seeing Malachi again.