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“Meeting you was fate, becoming your friend was a choice, but falling in love with you was beyond my control.” -unknown

Alayla James thought she was everything a man could ever want. She was beautiful, successful, and loyal. Even with that, she still found herself being hurt. She jumped from one relationship to the next, trying to give the love she felt for her best friend Jahe to someone else. She didn’t want to lose her friendship by telling him how she felt, so keeping it to herself was for the best. After her last relationship ended in disaster, she decided to give love a break and focus on herself and her business, but Jahe had other plans her.

Jahe Williams has been in love with Alayla since the moment he laid eyes on her at ten years old. Scared of ruining their friendship, he forced himself to stay in the friend zone. The heart wants what the heart wants and now that Alayla is single, he’s decided that being friends just isn’t enough anymore.

Taelor Santiago and Bryson Daniels have their own love story to tell, all while watching their childhood friends Alayla and Jahe finally come into their own.

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