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Four years ago, Y/n and her five best friends—Matthias Steinbach, Klaus Vogel, Otto Schneider, Arianne Olson, and Marissa Harris—were inseparable. After leaving their hometown, Y/n lost touch with everyone, while Arianne and Marissa slowly drifted away from the three boys after choosing college. When Y/n finally returns, she reunites with the girls at the airport before heading out with them that night. On their walk to the corner store, she suddenly recognizes three intimidating, tattooed, muscular men standing on the sidewalk. They are nothing like the boys she remembers—until she realizes the tallest one is Matthias. The moment he hears her voice, he turns, and after four years apart, he pulls her into a tight hug, lifting her from the ground. Klaus and Otto immediately reconnect with Arianne and Marissa, and for a moment, it feels like the years apart never happened. Matthias keeps his arm firmly around Y/n’s waist, making his feelings unmistakably clear. Their reunion quickly becomes complicated when they encounter Gisela Braun, Annika Weiss, and Klara Kessler—the bitter ex-girlfriends of Matthias, Klaus, and Otto. Jealous and still attached to their former boyfriends, the three women immediately take issue with Y/n, Arianne, and Marissa, especially because the girls effortlessly possess the beauty, intelligence, kindness, and confidence they desperately try to project. But Matthias, Klaus, and Otto have little interest in their exes; after years apart, they finally have the girls they truly cared about back in their lives. As old feelings grow into intense devotion, the three men become increasingly protective and possessive, with Matthias silently making it clear that Y/n is the one he has always wanted. Meanwhile, Gisela, Annika, and Klara refuse to let go, determined to interfere with the relationships and make the lives of the reunited friends as difficult as possible.