YOU WERE NEVER SUPPOSED TO BE MINE

Chiquita never believed that one person could turn her perfectly normal life upside down.

At seventeen, she's stubborn, bossy, independent, and absolutely convinced that she doesn't need anyone looking after her. Between school, her chaotic group of friends, her overprotective older sister Pharita, and her best friend Sean, romance is the last thing on her mind.

Then there's Ruka.

Nineteen, confident, calm, protective, and impossible to read.

From their very first meeting, the two can't seem to agree on anything. Chiquita thinks Ruka is annoying. Ruka thinks Chiquita is far too stubborn for her own good.

But somehow, they keep finding their way back to each other.

A look that lasts a little too long.

A touch that feels different.

Arguments that end with neither of them wanting to walk away.

And jealousy that neither of them is willing to admit.

Then Ahyeon enters Chiquita's life.

She's sweet, beautiful, and slowly becoming someone Chiquita can't ignore. And suddenly, Ruka finds herself struggling with feelings she never planned to have.

Because Ruka knows she has no right to be jealous.

Chiquita isn't hers.

At least, not yet.

And Ruka has more than just Chiquita to worry about. Pharita, Chiquita's fiercely protective older sister, is watching her closely. And then there's Liyah-Chiquita's cousin and best friend who knows every secret, every fear, and every weakness Chiquita has ever had.

Liyah doesn't care how charming Ruka is.

If Ruka wants Chiquita, she's going to have to prove that she deserves her.

Between friendship, rumors, parties, school drama, family, jealousy, secrets, and feelings that refuse to stay hidden, Chiquita and Ruka are about to discover that sometimes the person you're never supposed to fall for becomes the person you can't imagine living without.

Some love stories begin with a confession.

Theirs begins with a fight.

And maybe... Chiquita was never supposed to be Ruka's.

But what if she was?