Before I Do... | Ari x D.E
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MatureOngoing10h 30m
Last published Fri, Jun 26, 2026
"Zaria, keep your grades perfect."
"Zaria, sit up straight."
"Zaria, don't embarrass this family."
"Zaria build your career."
All her life, Zaria Whitmore has been molded to live in the shadow of her sister.
Perfect schools, perfect manners and the perfect boyfriend.
Julian Blackwell is everything her family wants for her, he's old money wealthy, respected and part of the world she was raised to belong to.
But when a trip to Miami pulls Zaria out of her carefully controlled life, she meets a man who makes her question everything she thought she wanted.
He doesn't care about expectations, reputations or the future her family planned for her.
And for the first time in her life, Zaria Whitmore isn't sure she wants to be perfect anymore.
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