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Mia Fridays is counting on her second year of university to be a clean slate. After ending a two-year relationship with the boy she thought she would marry, she's determined to move forward-no lingering memories, no looking back. But fresh starts are hard to come by when her ex is still in her friend group... and even harder when he shows up with a new girlfriend on his arm. Caught between academic pressure, her parents' expectations, and the quiet heartbreak she refuses to acknowledge, Mia is forced to confront what it really means to let go-and whether she's ready to open her heart again at all.
Devon Salas-Parker has always believed love is something you fight for, even when it hurts. As a second-year setter on the university volleyball team, he's focused on proving himself in a lineup stacked with nationally ranked talent-especially when one of them plays his exact position. Still hung up on his ex-girlfriend, Devon clings to the idea that love is about patience, persistence, and waiting for things to fall back into place. His plan is simple: keep his head down, play hard, and avoid anything that might complicate his life.
What neither of them expects is each other.
As friendship slowly turns into something deeper, Mia begins to learn that loving again doesn't mean losing herself-and Devon is forced to reckon with the fact that love isn't always about holding on. Sometimes, it's about choosing the person who chooses you back. Together, they must unlearn everything they thought they knew about love and decide whether risking their hearts is worth the possibility of something real.