It's Valerie's first year of Uni. She didn't even think she'd make it this far considering everything that has happened to her over the years. Luckily, she has her best friend, Mable to brave it all with. She feels lucky to even be here but what happens when she catches the eye of a certain brown-eyed hockey player? Thomas Verner hates everyone. It's a known fact. He has enough on his plate with his brother, family, hotel empires and more. The last thing he needs is to be obsessed with the one girl that hates him. Dual POV !TW!: Mentions of abuse, harassment and vomiting. The cover is not owned by me it is from Pinterest.

college hockey player Wes Graham has tormented Adare Wells since they were in the first grade. pulling her hair, breaking her crayons, calling her names-- anything to get her attention. they spend all of high school together, never giving each other the time of day until they end up on first day of university. there's only one empty seat, and it's next to Adare. even though Adare hates Wes and he's an asshole to her, they both have some baggage that only each other seem to understand.