At First Glance
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Last published Tue, May 26, 2026
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AT FIRST GLANCE
novel written by darlingshay
"he was the first boy i ever loved.
and the first one to ruin me."
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Aria Bennett spent years convincing herself she was over Grayson Hale.
The football captain.
The boy who let the whispers spread.
The almost-love she never truly escaped.
But when fate throws them onto the same college campus three years later, avoiding each other becomes impossible.
Especially when Grayson looks at her like he never stopped loving her in the first place.
Now buried secrets, old tension, and unfinished feelings begin pulling them back together - even when they swore they hated each other.
And the worst part?
He remembers everything.
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✧ enemies to lovers
✧ college romance
✧ ex situationship
✧ he never forgot her
✧ tension & jealousy
✧ found each other again
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