She died in a crash clutching a faded poster of Calder Compton—the world’s hottest star. She opens her eyes and lands not in the afterlife, but in a cramped high school desk beside the teenage Calder himself. This time she has a second chance: to touch his sleeve, steal one quiet conversation, and maybe rewrite the life she lost. But being reborn inside the body of a nobody in a top-tier class comes with problems—homework deadlines, jealous classmates, and a cold genius who doesn’t know how to smile. Worse: her spectacular exam jump draws suspicion. Calder’s poker face hides something darker—an old life as someone else’s “king,” and a protective streak that turns violent when she’s threatened. She came back for him; she didn’t expect him to save her too. Now the rules have changed: she’ll learn to not be afraid, and he’ll learn what it means to stay. Will one girl’s second chance become the moment a star finally chooses to root down?

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