Freya Skye spent her whole life growing up around broken promises, and people who always seemed to leave. Now at twenty-one, she's determined to give her five-year-old daughter a life that feels safe, warm, and full of love - even if it means working exhausting double shifts at a rundown diner and carrying the weight of the world alone. To her daughter, life still feels magical. Pancake dinners at midnight, fairy lights hanging around their tiny apartment, handwritten lunch notes, and movie nights curled up together on the couch. Freya makes sure her little girl never sees how hard things really are. Then Malachi Barton starts showing up at the diner every night. At first, he's just another customer hiding from his own problems. Quiet. Mysterious. Hard to read but what happens when Malachi unexpectedly becomes part of their lives in ways neither of them planned. Because for the first time in years, someone stays. As feelings grow and walls begin to fall Freya is forced to confront the one thing she's never thought she would do again, letting someone in.

Were just friends...?

Freya thought college was supposed to be a fresh start. New campus. New friends. New life. The only thing she didn't expect was being assigned the same dorm room as the one person she couldn't stand. Malachi. Her high school rival. The boy who challenged her in every class, stole her spotlight whenever he could, and somehow always knew exactly how to get under her skin. Now they're forced to share a tiny dorm room for an entire year. Between late-night arguments, competitive study sessions, and constant bickering, Freya is counting down the days until she can escape him. There's just one problem. The more time Malachi spends with Freya, the harder it becomes to ignore the way his heart races whenever she's around. And when other guys start showing interest in her, he realizes he's feeling something far more dangerous than rivalry. Jealousy. Meanwhile, Freya finds herself questioning whether she really hates him as much as she claims. With MK and Kylie determined to play matchmaker and Malia, Josh, and Dara desperately trying to stop them before things get awkward, college life quickly turns into chaos. Because sometimes the line between love and hate is thinner than anyone realizes. And sometimes your biggest rival becomes the one person you can't imagine living without.

The holiday season had always been magical in their small town, with twinkling lights, falling snow, and the familiar scent of pine lingering in the crisp winter air. But for Freya, a disciplined ballerina, and Malachi, a daring hockey player, Christmas was about to bring more than festive cheer-it was about a chance encounter that would turn their worlds upside down.

They said loving him would be loud. Chaotic. Impossible. They were wrong. Loving Malachi Daniel Barton was quiet- the kind that happened in empty hallways, late-night conversations, and moments the world never saw. Freya Skye Jones never asked for spotlights or headlines. She only wanted a life that felt like hers. But when a global star learns to breathe in the silence she brings, and a girl who avoids attention becomes the center of it, something has to give. Because when love is real, it doesn't need an audience. That's so true.

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 became too famous to fall apart in public. And Malachi Barton became too good at pretending he was okay. Two years after a breakup that inspired an entire Stardust EP, the former golden couple are forced back together when they're cast in ZOMBIES 5 to reprise their roles as Nova and Victor. The internet calls it iconic. The cast calls it fate. Their fans call it the reunion of the century. Freya calls it a nightmare. Because now they have to act in love again. Stand too close again. Touch again. And worst of all- kiss again. But the more time they spend together under stage lights and cameras, the harder it becomes to remember why they ended in the first place. Especially when Malachi still looks at her like she hung the stars. Especially when Freya realizes she never really stopped loving him either. And especially when, moments before filming the kiss scene, Freya quietly asks the director if they can change it- only for Malachi to grab her waist, lean close enough to break, and whisper: "Please kiss me." ━━━ A messy, emotional, fame-filled second chance romance about first loves, heartbreak songs, panic attacks, jealousy, growing up in public, and trying to love each other correctly the second time around.