When Dakota Brooks moved to Blackden Ridge, a small town in West Virginia, she didn't expect anything out of the ordinary.
She didn't expect the town's gorgeous, prestigious golden boy, Liam Clarke, who was years away from inheriting a billion dollar company, to take an interest to her.
She didn't expect for his grounded, ruggedly handsome and sometimes grumpy best friend, Drake Sommers, to become so prominent in her life either.
And she certainly didn't expect the town to hold secrets, lie and ulterior motives.
But there she was, just trying to get through high school and her parent's messy divorce, caught in the middle of a dangerous game of politics, feuds, and two guys hell bent on impressing and possessing her.
No, she didn't expect this at all.
You have no idea how much I need boring.
Two years after the murder of her parents Caia is finally ready to start anew. New name, new town, new school. Desperately wanting normalcy and longing to put down roots again, she's determined to stay on the straight and narrow and avoid anything or anyone who poses a threat to her new life. And that includes steering clear of Liam 'Beast' Paine. The hot-tempered, adrenalin seeking mountain of muscles is precisely the kind of person she wants to avoid. Should be simple enough. And it would be if only she could keep a clear head when he kisses her.
Run my little Bambi. The beast is on the hunt.
Born with a will of steel and a silver spoon in his mouth Liam Paine is used to getting what he wants, so when he sets his sight on the shy and jumpy Caia he does what he always does: go after her with a single-minded determination and about as much finesse as a bull in a china shop. However, it soon becomes clear that the unassuming girl, who looks at him like a deer caught in headlights, has demons that need fighting. And if there's something Liam does well, it's fight.
I'm ready to fight for you.
But the past doesn't always stay where we want it and Caia's is always lurking just around the corner. Ready for the next round.
**WARNING: This will contain mature scenes and language! There'll be sexual scenes, cursing, and droppings of the f-bomb. If you're uncomfortable with any of those things then don't read this story.**
**Also this is not a fan fiction**