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Y/N Vale is nineteen and already one of the most famous women in the world—a globally recognized actress, Grammy-winning popstar, professional dancer and fashion darling whose every move becomes a headline. Malachi Barton is twenty-two, successful, charming and firmly established in his own corner of young Hollywood. As far as anyone knows, they barely know each other. Their friends have never seen them together. Their fans have shipped them with other people. Paparazzi have never caught them leaving the same house. Hollywood considers Y/N perpetually single, while Malachi refuses to discuss his dating life. The truth? They’ve been in love for four years. They share a home behind the gates of Hidden Hills. They go to church together on Sundays. Their families spend holidays together. They argue over groceries, pray together before bed, know every version of each other and have quietly built an entire life while the world watched everything except what mattered. And a few months ago, Malachi proposed. Now Y/N’s engagement ring spends public appearances hidden on a platinum chain beneath his shirt before returning to her finger the second they’re safely home. Four years of secrecy has made them good at hiding. But Hollywood is getting smaller. Their careers are overlapping. Their friends are crossing paths. Seating charts keep putting them in the same rooms. Fans are noticing coincidences. And pretending not to instinctively reach for the person you’ve loved since you were fifteen is becoming harder every fucking day. The world thinks they’re practically strangers. They’re already planning forever.