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He Was Never Supposed to Love Her
Everyone at Westbrook High knows Alec Phillips.
Star quarterback. Heartbreaker. The guy who can get practically any girl he wants-and makes sure everyone knows he has no interest in keeping one around. With his parents' messy divorce still affecting the way he sees relationships, Alec has one rule: never get serious enough to get hurt.
Then there's Mia Chen, the girl who has been beside him since childhood.
Mia is smart, awkward, plus-size, and much happier with a book in her hands than standing in the middle of a crowded party. After years of being bullied at school, she secretly dreams of doing the one thing nobody expects from her: making the cheerleading squad.
But that isn't Mia's biggest secret.
She's been in love with Alec for years.
After one of Alec's football games, a walk home gives Mia enough courage to finally tell him the truth. She knows he might not feel the same way, but she never expects his rejection to hurt quite so much-especially when he tells her she simply isn't his type.
The next day makes everything worse.
Mia overhears Alec joking about her confession with his best friend, Nash, and something inside her changes. Humiliated and heartbroken, Mia pulls away from the boy who has been her best friend for most of her life.
As the months pass, Mia begins changing her life and growing more confident. But when her appearance changes too, suddenly the same classmates who barely noticed her before can't seem to look away.
Including Alec.
There's just one problem.
Connor, one of Alec's football teammates, noticed Mia before Alec ever figured out what he was losing.
Connor is sweet, confident, and willing to give Mia the kind of attention Alec refused to. When Mia finally agrees to give him a chance, their unexpected relationship sends Alec into a spiral of jealousy he refuses to admit is jealousy.
Because Alec Phillips doesn't do girlfriends.