Where the Almosts End

They say the last year of college is supposed to be unforgettable.

For Aveline Vernise Caladri, she just never imagined hers would begin with a wedding.

Four weeks before senior year, she finds herself married to Lucien Andrew Alverio-cold, arrogant, and impossible to read. The last person she would ever choose, and somehow, the person she's now expected to spend her life with.

Neither of them wanted this marriage. But with both families expecting them to eventually inherit and manage their respective businesses, refusing was never really an option.

So they make one simple agreement: keep the marriage a secret until graduation.

No one at school can know. Not their friends. Not their classmates. And definitely not Lucien's girlfriend.

It should have been simple. They only have to live together, attend the same classes, and pretend they're nothing more than two people who barely get along.

But somewhere between the arguments and stolen glances, they start becoming each other's almosts.

Almost saying what they feel.
Almost reaching for each other.
Almost admitting that the person they never wanted might be the person they can't imagine losing.

Because sometimes, love isn't about the moments you have.

It's about all the moments you almost had.

And when graduation finally arrives, Aveline and Lucien will have to decide-

Will they keep living in the almost, or finally find out what happens when the almosts end?