Princess-marigold
Octavia "Tavi" Dupree has always mistaken chaos for love.
Caught in an exhausting cycle with Bryce Reid, their relationship thrives on passion, jealousy, and destruction. They break up, they hook up, they promise to change-and then fall right back into the same toxic patterns. Bryce's mistrust turns controlling, his anger cuts deep, and Tavi keeps running back, convincing herself that history means something more than hurt.
To everyone else, it's obvious: their love story is a storm that never clears.
But when a scandalous "sex map" exposing the school's hidden connections surfaces, everything shifts. Patterns are revealed, secrets unravel, and for the first time, Tavi is forced to see her life-and her relationship-for what it really is. Among the chaos, Anthony Vaughn-Bryce's quiet, loyal friend-has always been there, watching, caring, waiting... even when Tavi couldn't see him.
And then there's the secret Tavi's been carrying alone: Spencer "Spider" White is her half-brother-a truth that could shatter everything if it gets out.
As the past collides with the present, Tavi must confront the hardest truth of all: sometimes love isn't about holding on-it's about letting go. Learning how to walk away from Bryce might be the only way she finally finds herself... and maybe, just maybe, something real with someone who was never meant to hurt her.
A story of heartbreak, self-worth, and the painful beauty of choosing yourself, Better Without You captures what it means to outgrow a love that once felt like everything-and discover the strength it takes to say goodbye for good.