Almost Meant to Be
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MatureOngoing2h 19m
Last published Mon, Jul 21, 2025
Seventeen-year-old Sarah Anderson has spent most of her life in the shadow of her charming, golden-boy best friend, Aaron Hastings star of the football team and heartbreakingly off-limits. She's kept her feelings buried deep, afraid to risk the friendship that means everything to her.
But everything changes when the mysterious new boy, Reece Stone, arrives in town
As Sarah's world begins to shift, old emotions surface, new connections form, and loyalties are tested.
Will Sarah finally confess her feelings to Aaron... or will fate push her heart in an unexpected direction?
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