We Were Never "Just" Friends.
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Last published Fri, Jun 5, 2026
Zipporahia Avaia has always been golden-perfect, poised, and impossible to touch. As the star cheer captain at Louisiana State University, she's used to everyone watching... but never really seeing her.
Except Bella Hines.
Her best friend. Her constant. The one person who's always been there-maybe a little too close.
Somewhere between late nights, sideline glances, and everything they don't say, their friendship starts to blur into something neither of them is ready to name.
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