Is it possible to find your place in a world where you are nothing more than a pawn? Andi had always known - her life was never truly hers to steer. Every step, every decision, every dream... dictated by a path she did not choose but was forced to walk. She was not meant to live freely; she was meant to live accordingly. In her family's world, wealth was worshipped, legacy was everything. And as a daughter, her worth was never measured by the fire in her heart, but by the alliances her hand in marriage could secure. Her father demanded perfection - flawless enough that no family would dare refuse her. And so she obeyed. Not because she wanted to, but because she had no other choice. Her fate was sealed long before she even understood the word. And she learned to carry it like a second skin. But Jace... Jace was different. He came from a home where love was abundant, where affection was not earned but given. He grew up whole, filled to the brim with a kind of love he was desperate to share - and Andi was the one he wanted to pour it into. He waited, patient yet restless, holding on to the hope that someday, the timing would finally be theirs. And when it seemed that the universe had finally given them that chance - when time was finally on their side-that was when everything began to shatter. Choices were made in their absence. Names were spoken that did not belong to them. Promises were offered that were never theirs to give. And in the middle of it all, silence grew between them. Heavy. Suffocating. A silence far more painful than any goodbye. College Diaries #1 ____________________________________________ ON-GOING