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

Josephine "Fifi" Collins keeps her life small on purpose. She works late nights, reads in her freetime, and prefers quiet over people. Dominic Hale is not quiet. He is older, calm, and always in control without needing to prove it. They were never supposed to mix. But attention does not always ask permission. And Fifi has never been very good at saying no.