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Desperately Not Yours
She volunteered to marry the boy she's always loved. Now he's making her regret it.
Jayda Celeste Velasquez has loved Javier Blake Rivera her whole life. Her cold, mysterious, childhood friend who barely looks her way - but somehow owns every inch of her heart.
Their families? Billionaire business partners. Their destiny? Supposedly separate.
That is, until both families plan to merge through an arranged marriage - not between Jayda and Javier, but between their older siblings, Janine and Drake.
The problem? Janine and Drake hate each other.
So Jayda, thinking with her hopelessly-in-love heart, does the unthinkable:
She steps in.
She volunteers.
She tells their parents that she'll marry Javier instead - just to save the deal.
To her, it's a dream.
To him, it's a trap.
Forced into a marriage he never wanted, Javier's love for his real girlfriend crumbles into bitterness. And all of that bitterness? He throws at Jayda.
Emotionally cold. Brutally distant. Cruel in ways only someone close to your heart can be.
But Jayda stays. Not because she's weak - but because she believes there's still something in Javier worth fighting for. Even when every part of him tells her to give up.
What happens when the boy you love becomes the one who breaks you?
A story of stubborn love, emotional scars, and a girl who refused to walk away - Desperately Not Yours is a painfully beautiful ride through arranged marriage, unrequited love, and the unexpected cost of chasing someone who never chose you.