Julie has avoided new relationships since an earlier heartbreak made trust difficult. College life still offers the support of her childhood friend Kelsey, despite a falling-out with their friend Preston. When Kelsey returns from a summer holiday with a new boyfriend, the familiar circle begins to change.
Betrayed by her husband and foster sister, Lilith receives a second chance from a mysterious system. Dean offers a fake engagement on the first day of her return. As she works to change her fate, their arrangement begins challenging the emotional boundaries she set after the earlier betrayal.
Francine has learned about pain through a first love while trying to face ordinary challenges bravely. Another relationship raises the question of whether she is ready to pursue happiness again. Her story centres on the expectations she places on herself and the difficulty of trusting after heartbreak.