Chapter 1: The First Glance

She had her heart set on one boy... but fate introduced her to another.

Layla enters university with dreams of topping her class-and maybe finally catching the attention of Aliyan, the boy she's secretly adored for years. But one accidental encounter on her first day changes everything, pulling her into the quiet world of someone else.

He isn't who she expected to notice. He already has someone else in his heart.
And yet, as Layla helps him fight for a love that's slipping away, she doesn't realize her own heart is slowly changing direction.

This is a story about the people we chase, the ones we're meant to meet, and the way love sometimes finds us when we've stopped looking.