In a cramped college dorm room where secrets echo louder than music and tension lives in every shared glance, two roommates find themselves caught in a spiral of lust, loathing, and everything in between. Lexi Blake never meant to fall for anyone especially not the stuck-up, rule-obsessed girl she got randomly assigned to live with. Nyla Knox is focused, disciplined, and completely uninterested in chaos. At least that is what she tells herself. But when late-night fights turn into breathless standoffs and insults blur into something hungrier, the line between enemies and something more starts to disappear. They are toxic. They are wrong. And yet they cannot stop. As school pressures rise, friendships fracture, and boundaries shatter, Lexi and Nyla are forced to confront what is really growing between them because this is not just a hookup.

Three words, eight letters. That's all it takes to ruin a friendship. One built over the years, filled with adoration and appreciation. They both know eight letters could ruin it all. What if it wasn't to break them but make them better? strong? But then again, it all boils down to who's going to say it first. ❦❦❦ "Aren't you just going to forget about me again?" "Forget you? Princess, I never stopped thinking of you."

QUINN CARTER is a high school senior known for three things: her skateboard, her confidence, and her habit of never sticking around for more than a good time. She's out, popular, and never afraid to speak her mind. Most people either want to be her, or fall for her and she's fine with both. CLEO PARKS is a 15 year old sophomore who's never kissed anyone, never been to a party, and isn't even sure what she likes, let alone who. She's quiet, thoughtful, and used to blending into the background in her cardigans and floral dresses. They were never supposed to cross paths. But when a sleepover game ends with a dare that neither of them can take back, Cleo finds herself pulled into Quinn's world a little faster, a little louder, and a lot more confusing than anything she's used to. Quinn tells herself it's just fun. Cleo tells herself it's nothing. But the more time they spend together, the harder it gets to pretend they're not falling for something real.