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?

Malachi never expected someone to change his life, especially when he already felt like everything was falling apart. He wasn't looking for love. He was just trying to survive his days. But sometimes, the person you weren't searching for becomes the one you can't stop thinking about.

✶ malachi & freya ✶ Two signatures. One merger. Zero choice. In the glass-walled towers of the elite, love isn't a feeling-it's a negotiation. For Freya Skye and Malachi Barton, their futures were written in ink before they even knew how to hold a pen. Their parents-the ruthless architects Sarah, Mike, Felicia, and Loren-didn't just build empires; they built a cage, and they called it a Marriage Contract. But how do you play a game when the rules keep shifting? Freya is a firestorm looking for a match; Malachi is the ice that refuses to melt. They are two parallel lines finally forced to intersect, surrounded by a circle of friends who are just as tangled. Between Mckenna's loyalty, Mason's secrets, and Walker's wandering eyes, the line between corporate strategy and genuine heartbeat has never been thinner. It's a world of high-fashion masks and low-whispered threats. It's the feeling of falling when you aren't sure if someone will catch you or simply buy the ground you're about to hit. In a life where everything is scheduled, the only thing they didn't account for was the chaos of the "In-Between." They told them to expect the legacy. They told them to expect the crown. But they forgot to tell them the most important part... Expect the Unexpected.

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.

Freya Skye lives quietly, posting without expectation until one accidental like from Malachi Barton turns her world upside down. What starts as a flirty, late-night DM conversation becomes something deeper, as Freya navigates attention she never asked for and Malachi struggles to show her the real person behind the fame. Between tour buses, backstage chaos, and quiet, stolen moments, they'll have to decide if a connection born by accident can survive reality.

Five years ago, Freya Skye and Malachi Barton were inseparable-high school sweethearts with dreams bigger than their small town. Freya wanted to sing, Malachi wanted to race, and somewhere between late-night drives and stolen kisses, life pulled them apart. The fight that ended it all still haunts her: words said in anger, dreams that demanded sacrifice, and a storming exit that left both hearts fractured. Now, Freya has made it as a singer-songwriter, performing on stages she once only imagined. Malachi is a professional F1 driver, traveling the world, living the adrenaline-fueled life he always wanted. Success hasn't erased the memories-they linger in lyrics she writes in quiet moments, in the flash of his laugh she remembers, in the ache she can't quite shake. When their worlds collide again, old feelings rise with a force neither expected. Freya sees the boy she loved in the man he's become; Malachi realizes the girl who always had his heart never really let go. Friends on either side-Sway and Meg for Freya, MK and Milo for Malachi-watch the sparks, the awkward tension, and the quiet longing, knowing this story isn't over yet. A story about love lost, success gained, and the lingering question that neither can escape: what if they had found a way to stay together? Based off of the song "WYD now?" by Sadie Jean NONE OF THIS IS REAL!! I DO NOT OWN THE COVER!!

ᝰ.ᐟ "𝑰 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒂 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒎𝒆, 𝒏𝒐𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒎𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒐" The story follows Freya and Malachi, two young royals navigating life in the public eye. It shows how Malachi balances his role as a future king with his love for Freya, while she learns to find her own voice and independence within the pressures of modern royalty. Along the way, they face family expectations, media scrutiny, and court politics, all while exploring love, loyalty, and ambition in a high-profile, glamorous world

𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐲𝐚 𝐒𝐤𝐲𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞, 𝐙𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝟒. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐣𝐨𝐛, 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫. 𝐘𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐦. 𝐎𝐫 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 "𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫" 𝐢𝐧 𝐙𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝟒. 𝐇𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 , 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧?

Nova never asked to be different. Half-vampire, half-daywalker, she already walked the line between worlds. But after the blood fruit is restored, and peace is declared, something begins to awaken deep inside her-something darker, older, and far more dangerous than anyone has ever seen. It starts with a hum. A vision. A blackout. She hears a haunting melody no one else can hear. She feels power burning beneath her skin. And when she loses control, it's like something else takes over entirely. The Council senses it. They fear her. So they send someone to watch her-Victor. Her closest ally. The one person she trusted. The one who was sent to spy. As Nova unravels the mystery of her missing mother, her terrifying powers, and the truth behind her bloodline, she's forced to choose: lose herself to the siren within... or destroy the boy she's falling for to save him. But what happens when the only one who can save her is the one she might destroy?

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, the golden boy has to decide what matters more: keeping his perfect image... or risking everything for the one person who never wanted him in the first place.