𝑪𝑶𝑴𝑷𝑳𝑬𝑻𝑬𝑫. One fake relationship. One obsessed boy. Nailea Collins thought she was in control of this little arrangement, she was wrong.

BOOK ONE!! Talia Carrington has always felt trapped-by her family, by the Kook world, and most dangerously, by her toxic love for Rafe Cameron. His passion is overwhelming, but so is the chaos that comes with it. When the pouges offer her a glimpse of freedom, Talia is torn between escaping or staying tethered to a love that might destroy her. As tensions rise and jealousy ignites, Talia must decide: can she break free from Rafe's control, or is she bound to the flames forever?

"His obsession is the tie that won't let her go."

♫𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞. 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞.♫ Cecelia Maybank hated Rafe Cameron with a burning passion They were from two different worlds He was the kook king and she was the pogue queen so they avoided each other But one night of a drunk kiss leads to more but they choose to never talk about it, to go back to hating each other Three months later Cecelia sits on the toilet looking down at the two lines on the one test she had hoped to fail 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝟓 DISCLAIMERS THIS IS A PREGNANCY TROPE STORYLINE

ADORA BAILEY would never date a Pogue unless it was to make her ex-boyfriend RAFE CAMERON really jealous. JJ MAYBANK would never date a Kook unless he needed thirty thousand dollars to avoid jail time. But nothing is ever that easy, is it? part 1| complete part 2| started oct 11/2025

A Maybank and A Cameron? It's almost like a modern Romeo and Juliet. It's forbidden for them to be together. Could be the end of the world. The stolen glances, the hidden feelings, the unspoken words, the secret meetings and the obvious hatred towards each other followed by constant conflicts and some hidden past that threatened them but there are always invisible strings tied and pulling them together no matter how hard the tides trying to pull and part them away from each other.

❝ i'll wait up for you dear, santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight. ❞ 𝙞𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 she hates the festivities and is always grouchy, but meets a boy who's extremely happy and loves christmas started. 10.10.24 ended. 5.22.25