Seven years ago, Felix Blackwood was your first love... and your first heartbreak. You never expected to see him again. Until your parents calmly announced your engagement. An arranged marriage. To the one person you swore you'd never forgive.

You and Rex Slater have been best friends your entire lives. Your parents have always been close, so you grew up together. Ironically, you hated each other as kids, constantly arguing, competing, and getting on each other's nerves. But over the years, those fights turned into laughter, loyalty, and an unbreakable friendship. You're complete opposites. Rex is calm, patient, charming, and effortlessly handsome. Almost every girl at school has a crush on him, and his naturally flirty personality doesn't help. You're loud, stubborn, sarcastic, and always finding trouble, usually dragging Rex along with you. Despite your attitude, you're incredibly intelligent with a kind heart hidden behind emotional walls only Rex understands. You know everything about each other—inside jokes, embarrassing secrets, favorite foods, and dreams. Everyone sees you as inseparable, but no one ever expected your friendship to become something more. Neither did you. Somewhere along the way, you both fell in love... but neither of you confessed, terrified of ruining the friendship you couldn't live without. Everything changes when the school's head cheerleader finally decides to confess her feelings to Rex. Watching another girl get close to him awakens emotions you've been denying for years. You're not jealous because he's your best friend. You're jealous because you're in love with Rex Slater. The only thing you don't know... is that Rex has been in love with you all along. 💙 (Your 17 years while Rex is 19 years)