Every girl is told her father is her first love - but what happens when that love is missing, and the words "I love you" are rarely spoken at home? For Mya, growing up in an unstable household means learning early that affection is something you earn, not something you're given. With her father in and out of prison and a mother hardened by her own pain, Mya is left to navigate childhood feeling unseen, unheard, and unloved. So when Kyle - an older, charming boy from a nearby neighborhood - looks her in the eyes and says the three words she's been starving to hear, she falls fast and hard. But Kyle's love comes with conditions. Behind his smooth smile and sweet promises is a boy who knows exactly how to mold a girl like Mya: isolate her, weaken her confidence, and make her believe he's the only person she can depend on. Blinded by the affection she's always craved, Mya doesn't see the danger in Kyle's control - not until she's already in too deep. Take this journey with Mya as she fights to understand what love truly is - the love she never received at home, the love Kyle pretends to give, and the love she must learn to find within herself.
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