The Truth Untold: Stay Series Book 2 (The Stay Series)

A lonely K-pop idol. A photographer hiding from the world. And a fake relationship that feels entirely too real.

For Jae, a member of the global K-pop phenomenon TSK, the spotlight offers no comfort. To escape the heartbreak of a love he can never have, he moves out of the group’s dorms, searching for a quiet place to heal.

Enter Arin, a woman built on secrets, keeping her head down and her past buried. Surviving on freelance photography and ramen, her quiet life is completely upended by a mail mix-up, a pampered cat, and a domestic emergency that brings Jae crashing into her world.

As Arin uncovers the real story behind Jae’s bright idol facade, seeing his hidden pain triggers an impulse she can't control. To protect him, she steps into the light as his temporary, fake girlfriend.

Yet the glitz of the idol world is a dangerous place for a lie to grow. When a group trip to Jeju Island brings Arin face-to-face with the impossibility of her feelings for Jae, the walls she built to protect herself start to crumble. With her dangerous past closing in, Jae is forced to face the truth untold—and decide if he’s brave enough to fight for something real