Accidentally Yours Forever

A chronic runner, Ann has always kept one foot out the door, so when an anonymous screenshot reveals that Chase Mercer mistook her for her roommate Natalie Reed, she ends things with a single message and blocks him without regret. Back at her dorm, she finds Natalie surrounded by glossy carrier bags and gifts, while her roommates mock Ann for supposedly living under Natalie's name for six months.

Ann knows the truth: Chase's fraternity brother grabbed the wrong handle, and Chase went cold once he met Natalie in person. She had already been preparing a clean exit, conditioned to vanish before any emotional debt can form. Now, walking back from the campus rec center, she collides with a striking stranger and, instead of shrinking away, asks for his number.