"𝐃𝐎 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐀𝐑𝐄?" Tom says. I stare deeply into his eyes, lust being the only emotion glistening off of his eyes. "𝐍-𝐍𝐎." I say, looking down at my feet, nervousness spreading through my whole body as he continues looking at me like that. "𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐀𝐓 𝐌𝐄 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐈 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊 𝐓𝐎 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐄." He says, roughly grabbing my chin to look up at him, our lips inches apart from one other. - 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐄 𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐍, a hardworking young woman. It was a normal day for her, working at a simple club as a bartender. Little did she know, that night would change her whole life. Meeting new people means new relationships, new relationships leads to heartbreak and betrayals. Will Brooke get her heart broken? Will she not? 𝐓𝐎𝐌 𝐊𝐀𝐔𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐙, a heartless human, his heart only having a soft spot for his brother. He made a promise to protect Brooke under any circumstances, however the one rule he made to himself was to not have any sort of feeling towards Brooke. Will Tom break his promise? Will he not? Read to find out... ____________________________________________ [𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥: 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳/27/23] [𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘥: 𝘢𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘭/19/24] ____________________________________________

𝗧𝗪𝗢 𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗣𝗟𝗘. 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟. 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗔 𝗥𝗛𝗢𝗗𝗘𝗦, being exploited when you're only sixteen can definitely take a mental toll on you. But her? She didn't care. Or at least... she pretended not to. Painted as an outcast by her peers was one thing, but by the entire internet... was a whole other. Being the daughter of the infamous, Julian Rhodes, a big time music producer in downtown Los Angeles, came with unneeded traction from social media. It's been a year. And yet, she was still a nobody. 𝗧𝗢𝗠 𝗞𝗔𝗨𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗭, there was something annoyingly perfect about him. Maybe it was the smile, the same one that had you wobbly in the knees. Or maybe it was just 𝘩𝘪𝘮. He could simply exist and girls would come flocking his way. But he would be nothing without his band mates. They wanted to build a brand. A name for themselves. Who better to do that with, than the daughter of a world famous music producer? That's where the deal comes in. Tom helps Indiana get back at her ex-boyfriend. She helps with the band's status. It seemed like the perfect arrangement, 𝘪𝘧 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳. ────── "𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂."

𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗥 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗥, lived and breathed to torment her next door neighbor... He was arrogant, egomaniacal, and strong headed. But... 𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦. Growing up, the both were competitive. In school, on the field, at home. It was an ongoing battle for over a decade, when he moved in... her life darkened. Everything was infatuated with his presence. It all changed when a bet was struck between the two. Would she fall in love with him? Or would it all crumble? ★ "𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙛 𝙞'𝙢 𝙝𝙖𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣' 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣' 𝙢𝙚."

She didn't expect the boy next door to be trouble-especially not the kind that smokes out his window, flirts like it's a sport, and collects hearts like trophies. Kalani's world shifts the moment she catches the mysterious new neighbor staring at her through the window. Tom is cocky, magnetic, and impossible to ignore-and the more she tries to resist, the deeper she falls. But behind his smirks and charm lies something softer, and Kalani will have to choose between protecting her heart... or handing it over to the boy who was never meant to stay. (If this book had a pulse, it'd sound like Never Felt So Alone - labyrinth & Billie Eilish) (spotify for when you get to the end: Tokiomilly) (SLOW BURN!!)

𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗦𝗜𝗔 𝗩𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗡, had always ran with the wrong crowd. You make some friendships, you lose some, at the end of the day, she didn't care too much about being a people pleaser. She loved partying, going out, and she wasn't about to change that for anyone. Well, that's if you're excluding, 𝗧𝗢𝗠 𝗞𝗔𝗨𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗭. Tom wasn't like any other guys she's been with. He was her light to guide her out of the darkness. But... what happens when light meets dark? Could dark 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵 the light? ☆ "What I must think of you?" I said my thoughts out loud, Anastasia tucks a piece of fallen hair behind her ears, walking alongside me. We left the classroom, her feet shuffling against the ground. "I know what everyone thinks about me, so i'm sure you're not any different." "That you're pretty? I'm aware." 𝘖𝘩, 𝘐 𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧. "You think i'm pretty?"