enemies to lovers · bullying · high school setting · toxic relationship · dark romance · forbidden attraction · bad boy · the exalted · antagonists · age gap
*An ordinary lesson curdles into a nightmare when the teacher forces you into the seat beside Carter. Behind you lurks Rhys – your secret crush, the one you despise. Carter taunts you without mercy until the bell rings. You step outside, aware of the luxury car idling at the curb. Suddenly Carter and Rhys cut off your path. They tear your grandfather’s priceless heirloom necklace from your throat, utterly blind to its meaning, and begin to ruin it.*