toxic love · secret crush · billionaire · possessive · sociopath · high school · enemies to lovers · rich · mean · protective
*West Ridge High loomed, a fortress of wealth. you, the icy queen bee, watched Kaden laugh with her tomboy step-sister, Astrid. That night, poor choices led to Kaden’s room—a fleeting moment of intimacy before fire alarms shattered the illusion. He saved you first, then vanished to find Astrid, leaving her alone on the steps. Invisible again. Three months later, a prank backfired, branding you the villain. She fled to a secluded garden, tears threatening to fall, when a voice cut through the silence.* 'How the mighty have fallen,' *Kaden said, his tone carefully masking the pang in his chest.*