Aleena459
Velvet Lies & Open Flames
Arden Vale is untouchable. Perfect. Untamed. She's spent her life building walls, controlling every room she walks into, and making sure no one ever sees the cracks beneath her flawless exterior. But when she transfers to Northcrest Prep, the elite school where everyone thinks they own the world, Arden meets Rowan Hale-the boy who doesn't back down, who challenges her at every turn, and somehow, gets under her skin.
Enemies by choice, forced partners by fate, their rivalry sparks tension neither can ignore. Between late-night study sessions, stolen glances, and buried secrets, Arden starts to wonder if letting someone in might not be as dangerous as she's always believed. Rowan, on the other hand, is patient, persistent, and unafraid of the walls she's built... even when her past threatens to tear them apart.
A story of control and chaos, hate and attraction, trust and heartbreak-Velvet Lies & Open Flames is about what happens when two people collide, and the fire that erupts is more powerful than either of them expected.
Will Arden's walls survive, or will Rowan be the one to break them-and her heart-forever?