𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐇𝐘𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐒

Kenaria doesn't just believe in helping people-she lives for it. Bright, bubbly, and endlessly optimistic, she's the kind of girl who makes everyone around her smile... even the ones who don't want to.

Dayvon "Von" is the exact opposite. A science genius in a college program that lets students solve real-life crimes using forensics, genealogy, and cutting-edge tech, he's brilliant, meticulous... and completely closed off. He prefers facts over feelings, experiments over emotions, and certainly doesn't do bubbly girls with hearts too big for their own good.

But when tragedy strikes-Von's lab partner dies unexpectedly-he's forced to work with Kenaria, the one person who seems to drive him absolutely insane. Sparks fly, debates ignite, and one heated argument about whether boys and girls can truly just be friends turns into a wild, risky idea:

A fake dating experiment.

They'll test their hypothesis: can two people who claim they can't be just friends fake a relationship without falling for each other? Simple, right? Wrong. Because the closer they get, the more lines blur, and the experiment becomes a lot more personal than either of them expected.

Kenaria wants to prove that kindness, love, and laughter can break through even the toughest shells. Von wants to prove that feelings are messy... until he realizes some things aren't so simple to measure.

Can they survive the experiment without breaking their hearts? Or will the hypothesis prove them wrong in the most unexpected ways?

If you love enemies-to-lovers, fake dating, and science geek meets sunshine vibes, this story is for you.