Oliver West never expected his quiet life to turn into a nightmare. The boy who once shared secrets and summer adventures with him has become someone he doesn’t recognize. Keiran Morrison - tall, dangerous, and devastatingly handsome - now uses that same intensity that once made Oliver’s heart flutter to terrorize him instead.

Every day at Riverside High is a battle for survival. Every corner could hide a new humiliation. Every moment of peace is just the calm before Keiran’s next storm.

But why does Keiran’s hatred burn so bright? What happened to turn childhood love into adult cruelty? And why, despite everything, does Oliver’s heart still race when Keiran gets close - even when he’s terrified?

Some mistakes can’t be forgiven. Some wounds run too deep to heal.

But sometimes the line between love and hate is thinner than you think.

First confusion, then something that looked like his heart breaking in real time. 


Then, to my complete bewilderment, William suddenly bolted upright from his chair.


"I gotta go, I'm feeling a bit sick. " He took off, moving fast but not quite running.


I blinked in surprise, half expecting him to walk towards Vince. I wouldn't even be shocked if he confronted the basketball player about the junior standing close to him.


I knew he was quite obsessed with him, and now that he'd been acting crazy… 


I was getting ready to stand up, to prevent William from doing anything as severe as that… To my utmost bewilderment, William just walked through the exit, and he didn't look in Vince's direction, not even once. 


I watched in amazement as Vince, who had apparently spotted William's hasty departure, said something to the dark-haired boy and they both immediately turned around and left the way they'd come.


Chapter 73 - Pinky Promises