Two years have passed since Jayden walked out of Crystal High and out of Axel's life. Two years since the photo that changed everything, since the whispers, the hate, and the heartbreak that followed. Now a sophomore at Starlight College, Axel thought he'd finally learned how to live with the ache of losing Jayden... until his college went up in flames. With nowhere else to go, Starlight students are forced to merge with their rivals from Whimsical College - a place Axel never imagined would bring him face-to-face with his past. Because standing there, in the crowd of new faces, is Jayden Parker - colder, quieter, and a little more broken than before. And just like that, Axel's world burns all over again. (If you have not read the first book please read it to understand the story)

Bully × Victim? No. Bully × Bully? Worse. Jayden Parker is Crystal High's golden boy. Top student. Basketball captain. Straight-A student. The kind of person teachers praise, parents brag about, and everyone secretly wants to be. At least, that's what it looks like from the outside. Behind the perfect grades and flawless reputation is someone far less admirable. Someone who laughs at cruel jokes, looks the other way when people get hurt, and never questions the world he's grown up in. Especially when it comes to Oliver-the openly queer student that Jayden and his friends love to torment. Then Axel Rivera becomes a problem. His best friend. His partner in crime. The one person who can make him laugh after a terrible day. The one person who somehow sees through every carefully built wall Jayden has spent years hiding behind. What starts as denial quickly turns into confusion, guilt, and feelings. As the cracks in his perfect life begin to spread, Jayden is forced to confront the truth he's spent years mocking in others. And for the first time, he has to decide whether he's willing to stay the person he's always been... or become someone better. Even if it costs him everything.