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: what did you mean you hate your major??

I stared at my phone, gnawing on a nail as I waited for Noah's reply. It was past midnight, but I knew he'd still be awake—he had always been a night owl.

Noah: Ellie why are you still awake?

Ellie: take an extra pair of long scissors and cut the crap noah. i wanna know why you hate your major all of a sudden

Noah: OUCH. Someone's mad I obliterated her in bowling.

Ellie: i allowed you to win

Noah: Yes you did and the sun is pink.

I sighed and sat up in bed. We were drifting off topic. I needed to figure out why Noah suddenly didn't like Business Administration.

After all, he'd known for years that it was what he'd study in college—and he'd even come to terms with it.

Ellie: you're changing the topic noah. talk to me

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