She has always been part of the friend group for years, always close with Malachi and the rest of the Zombies/Descendants cast. When her music career finally starts to take off, she and Malachi cross that line from best friends to something more. At first, it feels natural—like it was always meant to happen. But when your relationship goes public , backlash is immediate. Fans accuse her of breaking apart the cast’s golden trio, since Malachi and Freya had always been rumored to have feelings for each other. Malachi insists it’s just fan drama, but the reader starts noticing the way he and Freya still slip back into their old dynamic, almost like she’s the intruder. The breaking point happens when the reader overhears a late-night conversation between Malachi and Freya. Malachi, exhausted and stressed, admits “things were simpler before… before I complicated everything with her.”That line destroys her. In that moment, it’s not just the hate from strangers—it’s confirmation of what everyone has been saying. She feels like she lost Malachi, her friends, and her reputation, all because she liked a boy.