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Under the Surface
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    Time 1 hour, 32 minutes
Complete, First published Jun 08, 2025
Mature
High school isn't just tests, crushes, and late-night texts - not for Kylie, Malia, Ruby, Morgan, Momona, and Xochitl.
Behind the Instagram filters and group selfies, each of them hides something bigger. Secrets that could blow everything up. Betrayals that haven't happened yet.
Best friends.
Broken trust.
Unexpected feelings.
And one truth no one is ready to face.
This isn't a love story.
This is what happens when the masks come off.
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ENEMIES TO LOVERSSSSS Kylie's always been the untouchable queen of her high school-confident, chaotic, and completely in control. But behind the sharp comebacks and reckless decisions is a girl who's been raising her little brother while their dad disappears on endless "business trips." Enter Malia: quiet, grounded, and somehow the only person who can make Kylie feel safe. What started as rivalry turned into friendship, and now it's something deeper-something they're not quite ready to name. Between sneaking kisses, surprise birthday parties, late-night drives, and healing old family wounds, Kylie and Malia are learning what it means to let someone in. But with rumors, unresolved feelings, and Kylie's estranged mom suddenly back in the picture, things get messy fast. This isn't just a love story-it's about found family, messy healing, and two girls falling for each other in the middle of everything falling apart.