We Can't Be Friends
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Last published Thu, Sep 25, 2025
Apsara and Alaric have been neighbors, and rivals, for as long as they can remember. She's got a boyfriend, a normal life, and zero time for his constant teasing. He's the annoying, smirking guy who somehow makes her blood boil.
But when a late-night kiss shatters their carefully maintained rivalry, everything changes. Suddenly, the lines between hate and something much, much more start to blur.
With their shared past tangled up in present drama, can Apsara and Alaric figure out what they really mean to each other before it's too late?
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