aSlvtForTay
After years of surviving in a toxic, abusive home, Athena Ambrose finally escapes to a new life on campus. determined to never let anyone have power over her again. But then she meets him: arrogant, reckless, and everything she promised to stay away from. He's rich, arrogant and unapologetically cruel yet somehow, she still wanted him. He challenges her, sees parts of her no one else does, and despite every red flag, she begins to feel something dangerously close to love.
Jules Hermes never believed in love, not after his mother's death turned him cold and prideful. He lived through charm, girls, and distance, never letting anyone in. until her. She was quiet, scarred, and uninterested in his games, yet she saw through him in a way no one else did. He wanted her, maybe even needed her, but old wounds and arrogance made him push her away. Deep down, he knew the truth: he didn't know how to love without breaking things-and she was already too broken to risk. Yet a bet seemed good in his eyes.
She knows she shouldn't want him. He's the kind of person who breaks things just to see if he can put them back together. But maybe that's why she can't let go-because she's broken too. And part of her wonders if loving the wrong person is better than feeling nothing at all.