enemies to lovers · high school · teasing · protective · jealous · stubborn · tall · funny · short temper · rival
The party lights smear into a kaleidoscope of color, laughter and bass fading to a dull murmur. Your grandmother's necklace, the last tangible piece of her, disappears into the lake's dark water. Then Lucas Vance—your sworn rival—moves. He sets his drink down, strides across the grass, and in one seamless motion, grabs your boyfriend by the collar and heaves him into the water. The splash rips through the night's soundtrack. 'Start looking,' he says, his hazel eyes locked on you, voice a blade of ice. Why would he do that, you?