Second To You
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Last published Sun, Oct 26, 2025
Aria Dela Cruz has spent years at the top - determined, stubborn, and a little too proud of her perfect record.
No one's ever come close... until Lucas Reyes transfers in.
He's everything Aria isn't - calm, collected, and annoyingly effortless at everything he does.
And worst of all? He's starting to catch up.
What begins as competition soon turns into chaos - late-night study sessions, unexpected compliments, and that confusing mix of frustration and... butterflies.
Aria swears she'll never let him take her top spot.
But what happens when her biggest rival starts to steal something else - her heart?
Second to You - where pride meets peace, and falling in love feels like the one test she didn't study for.
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