Freya never expected the *Descendants: Worlds Collide Tour to change her life the way it did. For six months, she travels the world with a close group of castmates-Malachi, MK, Kylie, and Malia-living in a fast-paced blur of rehearsals, performances, and backstage chaos. From the outside, it looks like a perfect, inseparable group. From Freya's perspective, everything feels simple at the time. She doesn't notice the quiet shifts happening beneath the surface or the changes in relationships she was never made aware of. Over the course of the tour, she develops feelings for Malachi-unspoken, undefined, and never confessed. Fans begin shipping Fralachi, turning their on-stage chemistry into edits and theories, but Freya never confirms anything and assumes it is just fandom imagination. After DZWCT ends, everything breaks apart in silence. Malachi suddenly cuts off communication with Freya without explanation, leaving her hurt and confused. Around the same time, hidden relationship shifts happen within that same circle-Kylie and Malachi briefly date during the tour, and later Malachi and Malia begin something after the tour ends, while Kylie steps away from both. Freya, left without closure, channels everything into music. Her song Stardust becomes the first public glimpse of her emotional world. Malachi reposts it without comment, but Freya chooses not to repost his support, marking the beginning of her emotional distance from him. That leads into her Stars Align Tour, where her music becomes deeply personal and reflective of unresolved hurt, anger, and confusion tied to Malachi's silence and disappearance from her life. Now, Freya is heading to New Zealand for Zombies 5. The returning cast includes MK, Sway, Julian, and Malachi, alongside a new cast entering the franchise for the first time.

"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.

Sarah Andersson Smith x Adrian Valentino

Jessica Yang x Alex Astor For the ones who loved without being loved back, For the hearts that waited in silence, trusting that if two souls are meant to meet, the universe will always find a way. Some loves arrive late. Some loves arrive bruised. But the love written for you will always find its way home. May you remember that fate never rushes, but it never forgets either.

Freya Skye enters Zombies 4 with a new boyfriend - Maxwell Turner, the blond British "golden boy" everyone adores. But behind the scenes, he's jealous, cold, and slowly tearing her down while she keeps building him up. Their breakup becomes the spark for every song she writes. After a time skip, the cast launches into a world tour... and everything gets messy. Sadly, our dear Kylie Cantrall is no good in this book. She dates Malachi Barton, but her jealousy over Freya - her talent, her glow, her connection with Malachi - pushes her into full petty mode. Freya tries to move on, Malachi tries to hide his feelings, Kylie spirals, and Maxwell returns at the worst possible moment. Backstage drama, heartbreak songs, jealousy, and a slow‑burn Fralachi spark that refuses to die.

Freya Skye Jones is THE girl. The voice everyone recognizes. The face everyone follows. The girl who survived the tour that was supposed to break her... and came back even bigger. At least, that's what the world thinks. Because behind the sold-out shows, the flashing cameras, and the perfectly curated posts, something shifted. And it started with him. Malachi Barton. Golden boy. Fan favorite. The one person who was never supposed to become a problem. Her best friend. Her almost. Her what-if. But what happens when a contract tells you to stay away from the one person you've never been able to let go of? What happens when you're told to act like you hate each other... and suddenly it's not acting anymore? It starts small. A look held too long. A joke that doesn't land the same. A picture. Just one. And suddenly the internet decides everything for them. Because the world loves a story. Especially when it's falling apart. And maybe that's all this is. Misunderstandings. Rumors. Bad timing. Right? Because what happens when the person you love the most... isn't there to see who you're becoming? And what happens when "we'll figure it out" isn't as easy as it sounds?

(Sequel to Our Fake Relationship) Love was never meant to be simple. It was messy, unpredictable, and, at times, utterly heartbreaking. But despite the pain, despite the uncertainty, it was always worth it. Every argument, every moment of doubt, every tear shed-it all became insignificant in the presence of the one person who felt like home. Jared and Ashely had been through it all. What started as a *fake* relationship had unraveled into something real, something raw. After endless denial, unspoken feelings, and battles against their own emotions, they finally admitted the truth-they were in love. And for a while, it seemed like they had found their happy ending. But love never stayed still. It didn't settle just because they wanted it to. Then, *he* arrived. Unexpected. Uninvited. And suddenly, everything that once felt certain became clouded with doubt. He brought a shift, a pull she didn't understand-an unfamiliar feeling that both thrilled and terrified her. It was something she had never experienced before, something she never thought she *could* feel. And with that, the questions began. *What is this? What does it mean?* And worst of all-*had she truly been sure of her heart all along?* So, this was love. A chaotic, gut-wrenching, soul-shaking journey that forced her to face the most impossible choice of all. Yeah. That sounded about right. (Sequel to Our Fake Relationship)

Freya Skye and Malachi Barton have one thing in common: They can't stand each other. From stolen opportunities to public arguments that go viral, their rivalry is messy, loud, and impossible to ignore. When they're forced into the same elite performing arts program-competing for one life-changing contract-the tension explodes. But hate isn't simple when it starts to blur. Late nights turn into quiet conversations. Arguments turn into something dangerously close to understanding. And somewhere between competition and chaos... they begin to see each other differently. The problem? Only one of them can win. And falling for your enemy was never part of the plan.

𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐘𝐀 𝐒𝐊𝐘𝐄 has played hockey all her life. It has been her dream to go the Michigan University in Ann Arbour since she was 14 and met her best friend 𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐀𝐇 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐄𝐒. Now her dream was finally coming true. Everything is perfect, until she meets 𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐈 𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐎𝐍.