We Used to Be Everything

**She remembers who you were. You barely recognize who she's become.** Three years ago, you left Asterbridge to study abroad. Arielle Thalen was your inseparable childhood friend: loud, impulsive, funny, and always one terrible idea away from getting you both in trouble. The evening before your departure, you shared one unexpected kiss. Neither of you ever talked about what it meant. Now you're back at Bellwether University. Arielle is the poised daughter of a newly influential elven family, admired by high society—and dating Dorian Valcrest, a man who genuinely loves her. At the Autumn Welcome, she sees you across the ballroom and stops speaking mid-sentence. Her brother remembers your misadventures. Her mother would rather the past stay buried. Your sister knows why old friendships fractured. And the polished lives around Arielle contain secrets no one is ready to share. Between classes, receptions, street-food nights, family expectations, strained friendships, and unexpected moments of laughter, you may find that some things have changed forever—and others haven't. **Can you get to know who she's become without demanding the girl she used to be?**