20 parts Ongoing Sage knew Derrick was trouble the moment he smirked at her - all sharp edges wrapped in smooth words, his confidence a little too effortless, his gaze a little too intense. He flirts like it's a game, each sly comment leaving her breathless and furious all at once.
"Careful, sweetheart," Derrick had whispered one night, his lips far too close to her ear. "Keep looking at me like that, and I might think you actually like me."
But Derrick isn't just the infuriating boy who seems to know exactly how to push her buttons. There's something darker beneath that playful charm - secrets that flicker behind his midnight eyes, a life laced with danger, and a hidden world where loyalty is lethal.
The more Sage tries to pull away, the harder Derrick pulls her in - a dangerous dance between desire and defiance.
"I'm bad for you, Sage," he says with a wicked smile. "But that's never stopped you before."
And now she's left wondering... is Derrick protecting her from his world, or slowly pulling her into it?
Because in Derrick's world, love isn't a fairytale - it's a dare. And hating him might be the most dangerous thing Sage has ever done.
