Between the Lines

Alaiah "Aia" Cisco never imagined her quiet, carefully guarded life would be disrupted by an arranged engagement she didn't ask for. Callisto "Calli" Rodrigo is everything she insists she doesn't need-steadfast, unbothered, always there at the exact moments she wishes he wouldn't be.

Between stacks of ungraded papers, late-night rides home, and the lingering warmth of coffee left on her counter, Aia finds herself caught in the in-between: not quite married, not quite free, and definitely not untouched by Calli's presence.

But with colleagues watching, an old friend resurfacing, and feelings they refuse to name pressing closer each day, both Aia and Calli must decide what matters more-holding onto the walls they've built, or admitting what's been unspoken all along. Preparing a wedding not quite sure whether it's a real or a forced one.