unrequited | a rollercoaster dark romance

Athena Godfrey thought she already knew what betrayal felt like.
After all, she'd watched her first love choose her best friend.
Returning to North Bolingbrook High for her junior year, Athena is left picking up the pieces of a life she no longer recognizes. With her best friend, Blaire, determined to pull her out of heartbreak, Athena tries to convince herself she's ready to let go. But Eliza seems intent on reminding her of everything she's lost, and Nolan Merrick is keeping secrets that have left him trapped in a game he can't seem to escape.
Then Blaze Solace transfers in.
Quiet. Guarded. Impossible to read. From the moment Blaze and Nolan cross paths, it's obvious they have unfinished business - but neither of them is willing to explain why. As Dominic Rossi starts digging for answers, Athena finds herself drawn to the one person everyone else seems desperate to figure out.
One impulsive night with Blaze was supposed to help her forget the boy who broke her heart.
Instead, it pulls her into a web of lies, buried connections, and dangerous truths stretching far beyond North Bolingbrook High.
Athena thought heartbreak would be the hardest thing she'd ever survive.
She never imagined it was only the beginning.
Because the biggest lies aren't the ones people tell.
They're the ones people survive.
And some love stories don't end in heartbreak.
They end in blood.