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When Dylan Coleman receives the rejection letter from her dream college, it feels like the universe has officially stamped *not good enough* across her future. With her carefully planned life unraveling, she's forced to enroll at a university she never wanted to attend - the very same one her father's girlfriend is proudly sending her infuriating, smug, too-perfect son.

Silas Cross is everything Dylan resents: effortlessly charming, academically gifted, and permanently in her orbit thanks to their parents' relationship. Sharing classes, family dinners, and mutual friends becomes unavoidable, and the tension between them is immediate. Dylan is certain he's arrogant and shallow. Silas is certain she's impossible.

But college has a way of blurring lines. Late-night study sessions turn into inside jokes. Irritation softens into reluctant respect. Respect grows into an unexpected friendship neither of them planned - and both of them secretly need. Just as Dylan begins to rebuild her confidence and Silas drops the polished mask he shows the world, one reckless night fueled by alcohol, bad decisions, and blurred emotions changes everything.

What was supposed to be a harmless mistake threatens their friendship, their families, and the fragile new futures they're both trying to build. Now Dylan must decide whether this detour from her perfect plan is a disaster... or the beginning of the life she was actually meant to live.