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

I closed my eyes, letting them stay shut as Aiden's lips grazed mine, soft and tentative. A shiver ran through me, and he slipped an arm around my waist, drawing me closer.

Even through the fabric of my dress, I could feel the warmth of his touch which was impossible to ignore.

Aiden pulled back, his gaze locking onto mine. I couldn't tell what expression I wore, but his eyes burned with restraint, as if he were holding himself together by a thread.

"I'll kiss you deeply this time. Is that okay?"

My breath hitched, and I nodded slowly. Aiden leaned in, closing the space between us, and our lips met once more, this time with more certainty.

His hand slid up to cradle the back of my head, while the other tightened around my waist, pulling me closer. The kiss was slow and consuming, his lips moving against mine with a smoldering passion that left me breathless.

Kiss