Avery's senior year is turned upside down when a kiss with her older brothers' best friend ignites a forbidden relationship tangled in danger, heartbreak, and family secrets that could destroy everything. *** "Aiden..." I shake my head, eyes fixed anywhere but the gorgeous man next to me. His hand grips my chin tightly, just enough to make me avert my eyes to his. "You know you want this as much as I fucking do. I want you to be mine. I want to be the one to hold you and kiss you the one you go to whenever you're happy or fucking sad. But let it be me, let me fucking show you that it should be me." He glares, jaw tensing. ...... ©hessaherophinelove

One moment, she was arguing with a stranger. The next, she was running for her life-with him. "You have no idea what you just got involved in," he said, his voice low, his eyes dark and unreadable. Rooshi only meant to sneak out at 4 AM for rare books-the first step toward her dream café. She never expected to step straight into a deadly family war... or end up fleeing the city with a dangerously quiet man who carries a gun. Zavian lives under his father's ruthless control, escaping it only in the silent hours before dawn. He doesn't do attachments. He doesn't do chaos. But when a loud, stubborn girl accidentally ruins his cover, everything unravels. She thinks he's a heartless criminal. He thinks she's a walking disaster. But when the city locks down and nowhere is safe, survival has only one rule: stay together. And the closer they get to the truth... the harder it becomes to walk away. Romantic Thriller | Enemies to Lovers | 18+