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.

"The hardest part isn't leaving. It's coming back and realizing I'm the only one who remembers who we were." Malachi and Freya were supposed to be forever. Instead, they became a cautionary tale in the tabloids. For ten years, they've lived parallel lives-Malachi on the track, Freya on the stage-tied together only by the two children who look exactly like the person they've spent their lives trying to forget. But when their children orchestrate a secret reunion, the walls start to crumble. As the twins trade places to uncover why their parents truly split, Malachi and Freya are pulled back into the orbit of their own ghosts. Racing into you is a story about the wreckage we leave behind, the songs we can't stop singing, and the terrifying, beautiful process of falling back in love with someone you thought you'd lost to the past.

THE POLAROID IN MY POCKET "I'M NOT THE GIRL IN THE PHOTO ANYMORE, MALACHI. SHE DIED IN LONDON." "THEN LET ME MEET THE GIRL WHO CAME BACK. BECAUSE I'VE BEEN HOLDING ONTO THIS FOR TEN YEARS." FREYA SKYE JONES was eight years old when she vanished. no goodbye, no letters, no explanation-just a house left empty and a childhood best friend left with a million unanswered questions. but the move to the uk wasn't the fairytale her parents promised. instead, it was a descent into a nightmare that left her heart scarred and her voice silenced. now, freya is back in los angeles, but she isn't the sun-kissed girl who left. she's a ghost in a volleyball jersey, a captain who leads in whispers, and a girl who flinches whenever the world gets too loud. MALACHI DANIEL BARTON is the king of the ice. as the captain of the hockey team, he has the perfect life, the perfect reputation, and the perfect girlfriend in ARIANNA GREENBLATT. he spent a decade trying to forget the girl who abandoned him, but the second freya skye walks back into the halls of their high school, his carefully built world starts to crack. she's guarded. she's broken. and she's terrified of the very boy who used to be her safe haven. while malachi tries to bridge the ten-year gap between them, freya is just trying to survive the echoes of her past. with a faded polaroid tucked in her pocket and a brother, WALKER SCOBELL, who will do anything to keep her safe, freya has to decide if she's ready to be seen again. in a world of ice hockey vs. volleyball, old loyalties vs. new scars, and the crushing weight of a slow burn that refuses to die, malachi and freya must figure out if some things are better left in the past-or if the girl in the photo is still worth fighting for. "SOME MEMORIES ARE TOO HEAVY TO CARRY ALONE. LUCKILY, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN GOOD AT LIFTING THE WEIGHT." ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Malachi and Freya have always been the best of friends. Will anything change when the pressure of high school and their passions get to them?

Freya has crushed on Malachi since fourth grade, he's perfect in her eyes. The Golden Boy. But she also seems the vulnerability behind it and longs to reach for him. But then he breaks her best friends heart and the love is buried under her hatred.

Freya returns from Australia with freckles and warmth in her smile. Malachi comes back from Tahiti with sun‑bleached hair and a confidence that wasn't there before. Their reunion in the airport is soft, breathless, and full of something neither of them can name. Their friendship still fits, but not the way it used to. Not when every glance feels new. Not when every touch feels charged. Not when the space between them feels like it's humming. They're still them... just almost something more.

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!

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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.

High school is complicated enough-without pretending to date the most confusing guy in school. Freya is an overachieving artist who's used to keeping her life organized, her feelings private, and her lunch table drama-free. Malachi is the skater quarterback everyone notices but nobody really knows-the kind of guy who thrives on breaking rules and pushing boundaries. When a mix-up lands them at the same VIP table, the two are forced into a fake dating arrangement that's supposed to keep gossip at bay. But sitting together is easier said than done. Between teasing banter, reluctant smiles, and the accidental moments that make both of them question the act, the line between pretend and real starts to blur. In a world of cliques, rumors, and late-night sketches, Freya and Malachi will discover that sometimes the person you least expect is the one who sees you for who you really are.