Unrequited Love

After years of staying away, Sanai is forced to move back to her hometown with her mom, older sister Maddy, and the stepdad she never fully got along with. New house. New rules. Same memories she tried hard to forget. Starting over at the same high school. Everyone already knows her sister - but Sanai? She's the quiet new girl with an attitude, a guarded heart, and no plans to get close to anyone.

Sanai promises herself this move is temporary. No friendships. No drama. Definitely no love.

But everything changes when she meets Nate.

Nate is charming, reckless, bad boy, and impossible to ignore. Unlike everyone else, he sees through Sanai's cold front almost instantly. What starts as late-night conversations, hallway stares, and accidental run-ins slowly turns into something deeper neither of them expected. The closer Nate gets, the more Sanai struggles between protecting her peace and finally letting someone love her.

At home, tensions rise with her stepdad, secrets from the past begin resurfacing, and Maddy starts pulling Sanai into a life she never thought she'd want again. Between family drama, heartbreak, friendships, and the fear of being hurt, Sanai has to decide:

Will she keep pushing everyone away... or risk falling in love for the first time?