Lena has spent years sculpting herself into perfection captain of the cheer squad, top of her class, the girl everyone loves to hate. But when she's forced to share leadership with Tessa Blake, her most infuriating rival, as co-captains of the basketball team, her carefully constructed world begins to unravel. Tessa is everything Lena isn't: rebellious where Lena follows rules, impulsive where Lena calculates, a wildfire to Lena's controlled flame. Their rivalry has always been fought in biting remarks and competitive glares, but now they have no choice but to work together. 𝙐𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙡𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙡𝙮. Will this forced partnership spark something unexpected, or will their explosive dynamic destroy them both in the process?

Rory vient d'arriver à Londres pour recommencer à zéro. Quand elle accepte presque par hasard, elle rejoind un groupe encore fragile. Elle ne s'attend pas à trouver bien plus que des répétitions bancales et des personnalités trop différentes pour vraiment s'accorder. Pourtant, dans un garage qui sert de refuge, les sons prennent forme, les liens se tissent, et chacun cache ses propres failles. Entre Lyra, solaire et excessive, Micah, silencieux mais attentif, Dex, posé et protecteur, et Alix, marquée par un passé qu'elle n'expose jamais, Rory découvre un groupe en construction... et peut-être un endroit où appartenir. À mesure que les notes s'envoles, une proximité s'installe entre elles. Rien de spectaculaire juste des regards qui durent un peu trop longtemps, des silences partagés, une attention discrète mais constante, une connexion qui s'installe sans prévenir, et qui trouble autant qu'elle rassure. Quand les accords se chargent de tension et que les frontières deviennent floues, une question persiste,, jusqu'où peut-on aller ensemble sans se perdre soi-même... ni perdre l'autre ?

❛ I would gladly worship the ground she walked on ❜ [saphhic dark romance] [READ THE TRIGGER WARNINGS]

Delilah I was always the star daughter, even if my temper at school made me a troublemaker, I had been looking after my sisters since I was ten. I lost the love of my life at fifteen. I thought nothing could get possibly get worse, that was until I met her. Abby Bove. My worst enemy, and my darkest temptation. She continues to test me. Making me lose control, with this game we play on who will bite first. I bite every time, in hopes she'll run in fear, but it only brings her closer. But I think deep down we both don't want this game to end, because then we have to admit something, something that we both are terrified of. But now I'm starting to doubt my own self - control. She was a temptation. And I was beginning to be tempted. Abby Delilah Marie Blackwood. The worst girl to ever exist. The devil incarnate, who walks with her head held high, and her nails perfectly sharp like her grey eyes. Even when I think my day was going great, it ruins the instant she looks in my direction. She was taller. Colder. Ruder. And the daughter of a Billionaire. And way out of my league. But so was I. She thinks I'll bow down to her like all the others do in fear. That I'll admit I'm scared of her. But I'm not. Her reserved and cold interior, were ones that always made me annoyed and yet so captivated by her. Because even when I'm not looking at her, I always feel her eyes trail over me. I might be making a mistake, playing this game with her. But I am far from done with it. She was heartless, and ruthless with those stormy grey eyes, and those soft yet cold lips. She was everything I should stay away from. Yet I found myself inching towards her. One time I looked at her with nothing but curiosity and attraction, now I look at her with curiosity and a deep burning hatred as she does me. I never wanted the easy life, and by the looks of it neither does she.