When Charlotte agrees to fake date bad boy Mason to make her best friend and secret crush, Ben, jealous, she thinks it will be a simple arrangement. The rules are clear and she's certain of her goal: make Ben fall in love with her. So why does it seem like the lines always blur when Mason is around?
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Charlotte Anderson has secretly been in love with her best friend, Ben Hathaway, since childhood, though he's never seen her as anything but the girl next door. After witnessing Ben kissing another girl at a party, a heartbroken Charlotte accidentally admits her crush to notorious bad boy Mason Reed... who also happens to be one of Ben's closest friends. But Mason isn't going to tell Charlotte's secret; instead, he suggests they fake a relationship to make Ben jealous. They create a set of strict rules for the arrangement: no kissing when Ben isn't around, no sex, and no falling in love. But as their fake relationship progresses, and Mason's walls break down, Charlotte finds herself questioning her true feelings for both boys, and wondering if some rules are meant to be broken-especially when it comes to love.
[[word count: 100,000 - 150,000]]
Cover designed by Gillian Goulet
(This story is a standalone title in the Dependency series)
[[抖阴社区 Editors Choice: June 2021]]
"I know we broke up, but.., " he whispers in my ear, trailing his finger lightly along my arm. He places a soft kiss on my collarbone, making a shiver course through me.
He tilts his head so he's staring straight into my eyes. His pupils dilate as he gazes at my face, stroking my cheeks slightly with his thumb.
"I just can't seem to give you up."
And with that, he crashes his lips onto mine.
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After her boyfriend cheats on her with her best friend and disappears from town without an explanation, Dove Kelch loses all hope in love and fairytales.
Two years later, she plans to go through the senior year unscathed, but everything changes when her ex returns to town in the grandest way ever. Insert the arrival of a new exchange student who falls for Dove and threatens to break down her walls, being everything her ex wasn't.
But as they say- your first love is always the hardest.
Now Dove is stuck between her cold-hearted first love and the new guy who treats her like a queen.
As feelings unravel and secrets unveil, Dove gets to learn that the devil you know might be better than the angel you don't know.
And how quickly can love change to obsession?
Throw in the funniest classmates, late-night drives, crazy parties, and get ready for this roller coaster of drama.
Warning: contains mature scenes.