'Dammit Mara, what do you want from me'? He asks, 'I don't want anything, Colton. What I want, you can't give me. So, all I ask is you keep your distance'.
'So, what? You and I just never talk again?' He takes a step towards me.
'Hey, not like I'd be the first girl you kissed and then didn't speak too. Don't sweat it, Colton. I'm sure there are a lot of other girls just waiting to jump at the chance for a shot with you' I reply sarcastically.
'But, Mara, you aren't like those other girls. I can't explain it, but you do something to me, you make me feel, different' he pauses, 'but, I'd hurt you. I'm not..' he begins, but I cut him off, 'A relationship guy. I get it, Colton. But that's the problem. I might not be like other girls, but, you're exactly like the majority of high school boys. I'm sorry, but you need to leave' I demand.
Mara Daniels moved to Nashville, Tennessee with her Mom and Dad, when her dad got a job as the new church preacher, but her life was turned upside down when on her first day at school, she caught the eye of the town bad boy. Colton Brown. But, when they were together, he wasn't bad or popular, he was kind and caring. And she falls for him, despite her best instincts, and she believes he fell for her too. But, soon enough, she realises, falling in love with a guy like Colton, leads to nothing but heartbreak.
Some love stories begin with a kiss. Others begin with a lie.
Elisa Kai never meant to fall for the golden boy next door.
Damien Jackson was everything she wasn't-effortless smile, easy confidence, and the kind of charm that made the whole world orbit around him.
Elisa? She was the quiet girl everyone whispered about-the one who stared at the Jacksons' perfect life from her window, convinced she didn't belong in their world.
Convinced she didn't belong at all.
But then, she crossed a line. And Damien chose her.
For a while, it felt like a dream. Like she was finally more than just the rumors. But every fairytale has a shadow.
Drake Jackson is that shadow.
Damien's younger brother is sharp where Damien is soft, chaotic where he's calm-and he watches Elisa like he knows exactly what she's hiding.
He's arrogant. Infuriating. Always one step too close with a smirk that drives her insane. And worse? He never goes away.
When Damien leaves for college, everything changes.
Drake becomes the new king of the school while Elisa is fighting to make a name for herself in fashion.
And what was once teasing turns into something darker. Something magnetic.
Then Damien comes back.
Now Elisa is caught between the boy who made her feel seen-and the one who never stopped watching.
Old sparks reignite. New tensions boil over.
What started as a simple love story begins to unravel into something far messier, far more dangerous. Secrets simmer beneath the surface-about the past, about what's real, and about the Jackson brothers themselves.
And then...tragedy shatters everything.
What follows is heartbreak, silence, and blame.
As the rumors grow louder, the whispers get crueler, and her world spins further out of control, Elisa must face one truth:
Sometimes, the person who saves you... is also the one who could destroy you.
And not every love story survives the truth.