A girl born into a house that never wanted her. A boy who became the only place that ever felt like home. Branded "unlucky" since childhood, Nerezza grows up in a basement where every failure, every loss, every crack in her parents' life is blamed on her. Her world changes the day she meets Asher-the loud, stubborn boy whose parents quietly offer her the warmth, food, and safety she has never known. In their home she discovers what it means to be chosen, not tolerated. Years later, after a painful separation and a lifetime of silence, fate pulls them back together. Nerezza escapes her violent house and ends up on Asher's doorstep, where old memories and new feelings collide. As his parents welcome her back as their own, a fragile happiness begins to form: shared rooms, late-night confessions, and a love that finally dares to say its name. But old curses don't die easily. Branded again as "bad luck" by the people who raised her, Nerezza is forced to confront a terrifying question: is she the reason every family she touches falls apart? When one brutal confrontation and a single reckless kiss explode in front of everyone, she must decide whether to stay and fight for the love she's always wanted-or run before she ruins the only good thing she has left. "The Unlucky One" is an emotional, character-driven story about trauma, found family, and a love that keeps returning even when you run from it. It's about learning the difference between being someone's burden and being someone's choice-and what it costs to believe you deserve happiness at all.