BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Amara Beauty Martinez spent most of her life hiding behind oversized clothes, messy hair, and the comfort of being unnoticed. But despite the chaos she carries around her, one person never left her side-Lucian Sebeastian Del Fierro, the famous, intelligent, and openly gay man everyone admired. For almost fifteen years, he had been her best friend, her safe place, and the only person who stayed after the tragic loss of her parents. Their friendship was supposed to remain simple even after entering their final year in college, with only one year left before life finally separates them into different worlds. But when jealousy starts feeling too personal, silent moments become dangerous, and one reckless mistake changes everything between them, Beauty is forced to question the feelings she spent years ignoring. Because sometimes, no matter how impossible it seems, love does not ask for permission, labels, or gender before it chooses the person it cannot live without.