What if you finally got the chance to soar toward the dream you've been waiting for years-would you take the risk, or let the chance slip away forever?
Meet Jaxon Blake Marquez-a senior high school student from Crystal North High School. Ever since he was young, he has dreamed of playing volleyball on a real court. But life wasn't always fair. Despite his passion, he never got the opportunity to prove himself. He played in the streets, during school breaks, anywhere he could-but the court he truly longed for always felt out of reach.
Just when he was about to stop hoping, something unexpected happened. Reagan-the popular, jaw-droppingly hot captain of the STEM boys' volleyball team-approached him with an offer that could change everything.
Now Jaxon has a choice to make: stay in his comfort zone, or step into the spotlight and fight for the dream that was once denied to him.
"When I push it into your mouth... just swallow."
His lips part slightly, breath uneven.
I lean in, close enough to count the flecks in his eyes. Our knees brush slightly. He pulls back a second too late.
I take a slow drag, hold it, then exhale steady between us.
The smoke slips past his lips, and in that second, I can't help it.
I press my mouth to his.
***
Blake Callahan ruined me without even trying.
Now I'm going to ruin him too-one threat, one kiss, one perfectly timed prank at a time.
He has everything-money, looks, and a last name that opens doors. The golden boy of Seattle: captain of the soccer team, top of the class, with a future already written in Ivy League gold.
Me? I'm Ryder Quinn. Dyed hair, piercings, fists bruised from too many fights, and a life with no safety net. Reckless. Broke. No future.
We come from opposite worlds-his built on privilege, mine on survival.
We're supposed to hate each other.
And for a while, we do.
But hate turns into tension.
Tension turns into something neither of us can control.
Because loving him was never part of the plan.
Destroying him was.
Trigger warning ⚠️
-Mature language
-Sexual scenes
-Violence
-Drug use