Book 1 in the Beneath series- Javan and Sarah's love story.
It's a college-dark romance with lots of trigger warnings. In case you have trigger warnings I suggest you stay out of it, if not, I assure you gonna love it.
excerpt to hook you:
Sarah
"Listen very carefully," his voice was low, husky, and deep, each word deliberate and laden with intensity. "Don't wait for me to say words like 'I love you,' 'I like you,' or 'Please be my girlfriend' and all that bullshit. I won't say those things!" I swallowed hard, licking my lips as I blinked, absorbing his words. "Those are just empty phrases. Love is an illusion, a facade we use to justify meaningless bullshit. But what will happen between us is something entirely different. What you will experience is real. I will show it to you, and you will take it because I want you. You don't have a choice in this because-" he breathed heavily, pulling me closer until our lips were nearly brushing, "-I'm obsessed. What I feel for you is an obsession, a craving, and I want more than just Sarah. I want everything that makes you, you. I want all of you!"
In an instant, he pressed his lips against mine, claiming every breath I had been holding in. He pushed deeper as his tongue explored mine with a primal urgency. My mind spiraled into a trance, engulfed by his words, and the overwhelming nature of the moment was intoxicating. Was this even a confession? It felt like it was, yet I loved the way he articulated it. I fucking did. My heart raced, blood surged through my veins, and my entire world felt constricted to this singular point in time. I was under his command, entirely beneath him. And strangely, I was starting to revel in it.
Javan was every mistake I knew I should stay away, every madness that was going to drown me but I was ready to drown in it.
BOOK 1 in the Drowning/Bully Standalone Series.
WARNING: This book contains intense bullying, explicit scenes, triggering language, violence, and psychological content.
I told Caden to cancel his stupid party.
He told me, with that infuriating smirk, "Why? Planning to be my snack tonight?"
Caden has made my life hell for four years, ever since our parents got married.
He's gorgeous, arrogant, and the kind of boy Stanford girls trip over themselves for.
Me? I'm the only one who sees right through him.
He's a blatant bully, the devil who turned me into a surreptitious one.
And now we're stuck sharing the same off-campus apartment for our entire freshman year.
Living together means new rules, no boundaries... and a tension I never expected.
The closer we get, the harder it becomes to remember why we ever hated each other in the first place-
and nothing threatens our pride more than that.
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Step into an adventure of passion, forgiveness, and second chances.
This is Caden and Madison's story.