When his name is called at the reaping, District 12's Han Jisung already knows his chances are slim. But when his path comes across the Golden boy of District 2 Lee Minho, favorite for this year's games and Capitol sweetheart, the line between enemy and something more begins to blur. In an arena where one wrong move means death, Jisung's biggest threat might just be the person he can't stop thinking about.

They were each other's first love. And their first heartbreak. Felix and Hyunjin haven't spoken since high school-since one goodbye tore them apart. Now they're debuting in the same idol group. To the world, they're rivals. Strangers. Behind closed doors, they're something messier. Bitten-back words. Lingering stares. A history neither of them knows how to bury. But feelings don't fade just because time passes. And love doesn't always listen to reason. Because what do you do when the boy you thought you lost forever... is standing right in front of you again? This is their second first love. And maybe-just maybe-it's the one that lasts.

❛ Months have passed. Months of sickness, death, tragedy and confusion. Now, at this very moment, I find the first clear thought in a long time: 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐞. ❜