yepimthatguy
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"You're asking me where I'm going? I'm going to class, you jerk!"
"No, you're not."
I stared at him. "Excuse me?"
His jaw tightened as he stepped closer.
"Not until I say so."
"And who exactly do you think you are to boss me around?"
Something dangerous flashed across his face.
"Did you already forget what you did last night?"
"Oh, you mean when I slapped you? Trust me, I remember. You deserved it."
Wrong answer.
Very, very wrong answer.
He moved closer until there was barely an inch between us.
"Listen carefully, little nerd. You embarrassed me once. I'm going to make sure you regret it."
His voice dropped.
"By the time I'm finished with you, you'll be begging to transfer schools."
Then he walked away as if he hadn't just declared war on my entire existence.
I stood there staring after him.
Well.
So much for blushing while receiving a death threat.
Was he serious?
Was he actually going to make my life miserable?
Was he going to kill me?
Wonderful.
Rhia May Ocampo, you are completely screwed.
Rhia May Ocampo has always been perfectly comfortable with ordinary.
Good grades. Books. Music. A loving but embarrassing family. A best friend she'd do almost anything for.
Dangerous boys are definitely not part of the plan.
Then one disastrous night at Palladium puts her directly in the path of Zachary Villareal-wealthy, arrogant, infuriatingly attractive, and notorious for treating girls like temporary entertainment.
Unfortunately, being a playboy is the least dangerous thing about him.
Zach isn't merely the boy everyone knows.
He's the heir to a powerful family and the leader of one of the district's most feared gangs-a world built on money, loyalty, violence, and rules Rhia has absolutely no intention of understanding.
Their first encounter ends badly.
Their second ends with a threat.
And when Zach decides that Rhia's infamous slap deserves revenge, he makes her a promise:
He is going to make her life hell.
Rhia isn't par