Mira Santos lives in a world shaped by her strict religious family's expectations, where anything outside the norm feels like a risk. But when she develops a secret crush on Cha, her friend Mads' best friend, Mira is torn between her heart and the fear of disappointing her family. As Mira's feelings for Cha grow, she struggles with the fear of coming out in a family that values tradition and faith above all. When her younger sister, Jules, admits she likes girls, Mira's world shifts, and she must decide whether she'll stay in the shadows or embrace the love she feels, no matter the cost.

Some rules are meant to be broken. Especially the ones you make yourself. There are stories that start with fireworks. This wasn't one of them. This was slow-aching, deliberate, like sunlight inching across a frozen floor. In a world that demanded restraint, Rory loved with rules. Rules she wrote in her head, rules she thought would protect the people she loved most. But even the most careful hearts can crack in silence. She was all logic. Mads was all light. Somewhere in the push and pull, in the things left unsaid, they learned how fragile closeness could be-how distance doesn't always begin with leaving. This is a story of what lingers. Of love carried quietly, stitched between moments. Of what happens when the rules don't work anymore.

She ghosted her... but falling for her was inevitable. Juliana Faith Santos has one rule when it comes to relationships: run before it gets too real. And it works-mostly. Coming from a religious family that doesn't accept her liking girls, Jules has spent years perfecting the art of disappearing, especially when things get emotional. She can dodge texts, cancel plans, and pull the perfect "sorry, I'm busy" excuse without a second thought. Then there's Eliana Rose Herrera. Cha's sweet, supportive little sister from a family that actually talks about their feelings. Lia is everything Jules isn't-open, warm, and totally out of her league. One coffee date (not a date), one karaoke night (not a date, seriously), and suddenly Jules is spiraling. She's pretty sure the feeling is mutual... but she's also terrified of everything that comes with it. So, she ghosts. Again. And again. The problem? Lia isn't the type to give up that easily. Especially not on someone she likes. And especially not someone who keeps disappearing every time things start to get a little too real. Now, Jules has to figure out how to come clean and stop running before she ruins the best thing to happen to her. Because falling in love with Lia wasn't the plan. But maybe, just maybe, it was always meant to happen.