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Jade Gordon has always been the girl in the background.
The quiet one. The observer. The one people overlook without realizing she might be the most interesting person in the room.
With her tight-knit group of friends by her side, high school feels predictable - lunch table gossip, late-night conversations, and dreams of escaping to a bigger world after graduation. Jade has plans for her future: a big university, a successful life, and the chance to become someone completely new somewhere far away from the place that knows her too well.
But everything begins to shift when Nova Carter transfers to their school.
Tall, confident, and impossible not to notice, Nova quickly becomes the center of attention - especially when his eyes start finding Jade in every room they share.
As friendships deepen, feelings grow, and jealousy slowly creeps into places it was never supposed to exist, Jade will learn that not every smile is genuine... and not every friend wants to see you shine.
Sometimes the people closest to you are the ones hiding the darkest shadows.
And some betrayals change everything.