Over the years, Amy Moore has been let down by the people she loves, but to everyone else, she seems to have the perfect life. She's beautiful, wealthy, a social butterfly, and always smiling. But underneath "Little Miss Perfect" is a girl who spends far too much time inside her own head. Amy has spent years being disappointed by her family, being left out by her friends, and being lied to and manipulated in her past relationships. Somehow, she always ends up being the second choice—or no one's choice at all. Amy knows she has met some awful people and been through difficult situations. She knows it wasn't her fault. But why does it keep happening to her? Determined to escape her past, Amy says goodbye to Canada and moves to New York to attend Cordexa International Academy. She sees it as her chance to become a better version of herself. A new city. A new school. A new Amy. At least, that was the plan. Because staying with her parents' friends means living with Byron Jackson. Byron Jackson is cold, sarcastic, ridiculously smart, and seemingly incapable of letting anyone get too close to him. A mathematics genius from a wealthy family, he has spent years trying to live up to his father's expectations. When Byron was younger, the Jackson family business went bankrupt, and his mother left when their financial situation became difficult. Fortunately, his father managed to rebuild the business and restore the family's wealth, but Byron was never the same. From that day on, Byron believed that people leave when things get hard. So he built a wall around himself and lived by one simple rule: "If I don't let anybody get too close, they can't hurt me." Amy thinks Byron is arrogant and insufferable. Byron thinks Amy is too curious, too cheerful, and far too determined to get under his skin. At first, they clash. Then they become friends. And somewhere between late-night conversations, unexpected laughter, painful memories, and secrets neither of them planned to share, their friendship begins to blossom into something neither of them is ready for. Amy keeps choosing people because she's afraid she won't be chosen. Byron pushes people away because he's afraid they'll leave. Two people. Two different wounds. One unexpected connection. Maybe they don't need to save each other. Maybe they just need to remind each other that being hurt doesn't mean they're broken. And in the end, Amy learns the most important lesson of all: Instead of waiting to be chosen, she can choose herself.