When the walls you've built around yourself start to crack, the last person you expect to break through might just be the one who does.
Jenna has always been the quiet observer, the girl who blends into the background of high school life. With each passing day, she drifts further from the world around her, lost in the feeling of being invisible, even among her friends. The weight of her unspoken thoughts and emotions has begun to feel unbearable, but asking for help has never been her thing. She's used to handling things on her own.
Then, one afternoon, Lucas-the effortlessly cool guy who everyone seems to like-reaches out to her in a way she never saw coming. He's always been around, a familiar face in the halls, but suddenly his attention feels... different. It's like he sees through the walls she's carefully constructed.
As the tension between them slowly shifts, Jenna finds herself questioning everything she thought she knew about herself, about her friends, and about what it means to truly be seen. But the closer she gets to Lucas, the more she wonders if she's ready to let someone in-and if she's willing to risk everything, including her heart, to find out who she really is.
In this tender and introspective story about love, friendship, and self-discovery, Jenna must learn to navigate
Tobias and Talia are complete opposites, yet thrown together in an arranged marriage. Can they navigate married life in the wake of a terrible tragedy?
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After being pressured into an arranged marriage to merge their families' companies, Talia and Tobias are stuck living together as husband and wife. Although they are both unhappy, neither tries to make the best of it. Tobias is too busy, and Talia is too distraught by the tragic death of her former fianceé, Jason. But as time goes by and they spend more time together, an undeniable attraction develops between the two. Despite this, Tobias can't seem to see past his jealousy of Jason and accept Talia - and Talia, plagued by guilt, is unwilling to let Jason go. Are the two heading for better - or are they headed for far worse?
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