Alejandra Martinez had the perfect life until she lost her mom and childhood to a violent tragedy that she witnessed. As a result, her dad fell into many patterns of abuse, leaving her to deal with the aftermath of it all. She continued life as best as she could with little hope for anything and trust in absolutely nothing, turning into someone her mother wouldn't recognize, doing whatever she needs to do to cope as well as to protect herself. During her junior year at Lower East Side High School, she meets Gabriel Santiago. He's known throughout the halls for his association with the most dangerous gang in the city, as well as his ice cold demeanor, all at the age of 17. He's as heartless as it gets - at least that's what everyone thinks. The two know nothing about each other. Despite this, they still find reasons to dislike one another. But as time goes on, and they continue to cross paths, something changes. Both begin to realize that there's a whole different side of the other that nobody knows about, yet it's the side that they might not hate about one another. That's what makes it even more complicated. As they each dig deeper past the facade the other has created over the years, it becomes dangerous for everyone involved. 𝓡𝓐𝓝𝓚𝓘𝓝𝓖𝓢 - 2023 # 1 : 𝔲𝔤𝔩𝔶 𝔱𝔯𝔲𝔱𝔥 # 2 : 𝔩𝔞𝔱𝔦𝔫 # 1 : 𝔣𝔞𝔠𝔞𝔡𝔢

"𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄. 𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗻, 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂." Love and hate draw a thin line when Sophie and Silas combine. "𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗲, 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲-𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲." Truly swore to be the enemies they thought they were always meant to be until the undeniable tension which lathered upon hatred, began to transform subtly. The tables turn and they suddenly can't get enough of each other. High-School love? Or is it endless? Once despised, forever desired. INCLUDES: Smut, High Course Language & Abuse