Everybody at Briar has a story about Genevieve Laurent. Dean Di Laurentis wishes he didn't have one too.

You can run from a place. Not from a person. Two years ago, Valerie Bennett disappeared. One rumor. One secret. One boy who knew the truth. And one betrayal that destroyed everything. Senior year was supposed to be perfect-until something happened that Valerie has spent every day trying to forget. Dean Di Laurentis was the only person she trusted. The only one she told. The only one who promised to protect her. And the only one who could have leaked her secret. At least... that's what she believes. Now, two years later, Valerie transfers to Briar University for a fresh start. New school. New friends. New life. No past. No pain. No Dean. She doesn't know he goes there. She doesn't know he's the star of the hockey team. She doesn't know he's about to walk back into her life like a punch to the chest. Enemies. Lovers. Liars. Survivors. Some stories don't start with love. They start with a name you swore you'd never hear again. TW: contains explicite content, trauma, manipulation ... DISCLAIMER: All other characters except Valerie Bennet belong to ELLE KENNEDY!

ꕤ₊˚︵ 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐔𝐀𝐋 ─── ໒꒱ ✧˖° ❝ 𝑖 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤, "𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦, 𝑛𝑜 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡" 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑤𝑒'𝑟𝑒 𝑘𝑛𝑒𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑝 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑡, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢'𝑟𝑒 𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑡 𝑐𝑎𝑠𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑜𝑤? ❞ She doesn't know how to let go. He doesn't do girlfriends. Valerie Montgomery is exhausted. Exhausted of the cheating. The screaming matches. The humiliation. The revolving door relationship she can't seem to escape with Briar University football star Aaron Carter. So after one betrayal too many, Valerie decides she needs one thing: A distraction. Enter Garrett Graham. Briar U's hockey golden boy has rules when it comes to women, no attachments, no sleepovers, no feelings. With the pressure of being legendary hockey player Phill Graham's son crushing him from every angle, Garrett only has time for hockey and sex. Valerie should've been temporary. And Garrett should've been easy. But somewhere between late-night hookups, bruising chemistry, and the quiet moments neither of them were supposed to care about, lines begin to blur. Because the problem with pretending not to feel anything...is eventually, you do. And when toxic love comes back demanding another chance, Valerie is forced to decide what hurts more: Losing Aaron or risking Garrett. started: 05/24/26 ended:

Dean Di Laurentis can hook up with anyone on campus. Anyone except Avery Graham. Garrett Graham made that very clear the second his freshman sister stepped foot at Briar University. Which should make staying away easy. Except Avery is sarcastic, stubborn, impossible to ignore, and somehow the only girl Dean can't stop thinking about. Now they're sneaking around behind Garrett's back, hiding feelings that were never supposed to happen, and risking friendships that could blow up the entire hockey house. The worst part? Dean was supposed to be the heartbreak. Not the one falling first.

Dahlia Hayes has always preferred being behind the camera. It's easier that way. But after an accidental email lands her a position on the Briar U Athletics media team, Dahlia suddenly finds herself thrown into a world of hockey games, late night editing sessions, chaotic locker rooms and athletes who are significantly more distracting than they should be. Especially Briar U captain Garrett Graham... The frustratingly charming and annoyingly observant hockey player who she can't stop thinking about...

Lola Rose used to be all sunshine and rainbows-until the night she and her best friend, Hannah Wells, went to a party. After that, nothing was ever the same. Now in college, Lola is determined to stop letting the memories of that fateful day control her life. She refuses to be ruled by fear any longer. So she makes an unexpected proposition to Garrett Graham. He helps her get comfortable with dating and she helps him. But as it turns out with these kinda things its never casual

After losing funding for the girls' soccer program, Izzy Calloway is transferred to Briar University's hockey team as their new athletic trainer. Now she's stuck dealing with Garrett Graham - Briar's cocky hockey captain who's far too charming, far too persistent, and somehow always finding reasons to end up in her training room.

Juliette Sinclair has spent years balancing on thin ice-on the rink, around her friends, and especially around Garrett Graham. Their relationship has always been the same: sharp words, lingering looks, and a rivalry neither of them takes too seriously. Until suddenly, they do. Now, somewhere between late-night practices, crowded apartments, and stolen moments neither of them meant to want, the line between hate and something far more dangerous begins to blur. And Garrett Graham is realizing too late that falling for Juliette Sinclair might be the hardest hit he's ever taken.

𝗜𝗡 𝗪𝗛𝗜𝗖𝗛 the most followed girl on campus learns that going viral and being known are not the same thing. female!oc x various!offcampus characters

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