softmoonhues

“I should hate you. I have every reason to. But I can’t stay away, and I don’t know if that makes you my salvation—or my undoing.”

Ellie never expected to see Aiden Hartley again—the boy who had made Noah’s life a nightmare. When he disappeared after high school, she thought she could leave the past behind. But then, on her first day of college, she finds him sitting in front of her—Noah’s new roommate.

This Aiden isn’t the same. He’s quieter, harder to read and maddeningly protective, but there’s an edge to him that makes her hesitate. Ellie wants to hate him. She should hate him. But something in the way he looks at her pulls her in, and despite herself, she can’t shake the pull.

As Ellie unravels the truth about her parents’ murder, she’s dragged into a dangerous world of secrets, betrayal, and violence—secrets Aiden may be hiding from her.

With danger closing in and nowhere left to run, Ellie must decide if Aiden is someone she can trust, or if he’s just another piece of the darkness that threatens to consume her.

Some loves are born from hatred. Some betrayals cut too deep. And some truths are better left buried—before they destroy everything she’s fought to hold together.

Falling for my Best Friend’s Bully

"Ellie, come on. Stop ignoring me—it hurts," Moana said, her voice tight with frustration.

I quickened my pace, refusing to respond, relief washing over me as the neon lights of the bowling alley came into view.

"I invited Noah for your own good," she called after me.

I let out a sharp breath but kept silent.

Just as my hand reached for the door, Moana grabbed my wrist and spun me around to face her. We locked eyes—my glare met by her unyielding determination.

"I'm not wicked," Moana said, her voice trembling.

I frowned. "When did I ever call you wicked?"

"You must think I am. After hearing you cry so many times, you still don't expect me to do anything about it."

"And when you most likely won't do anything either!" she cut me off, her eyes blazing.

Funny Woman