Dear Diary, He Found Me

Heidi Alore has always been invisible. A quiet, shy girl who keeps her secrets locked away in her diary-until Ryder Pierce, the school's infamous bad boy, finds it abandoned in the bleachers.

He's reading every word. Every thought. Every heartbreak.

Desperate to get her diary back, Heidi agrees to his twisted game of blackmail. Sneaking into bars, taking the fall for his mistakes, stealing answers for a test-each demand drags her deeper into his world.

But Ryder doesn't expect the girl with the silenced voice to be so strong.
He doesn't expect the words inside her diary to shake him.
And he definitely doesn't expect to fall for her.

The final demand? Be his girlfriend-or never see her diary again.

Enemies to lovers. Forced proximity. A dangerous game of control.
What happens when the bad boy learns the truth behind Heidi's silence?

✎ᝰ

Heidi's hands trembled as she reached for the diary, but Ryder yanked it just out of reach, smirking.

"Not so fast, sweetheart," he drawled, flipping it open. "Let's see what today's thoughts look like, hmm?"

She swallowed hard, watching as his eyes scanned the page. His usual cocky expression faltered-just for a second. Just long enough for her to notice.

"Give it back," she whispered.

He ignored her, turning the page, reading her words like they were something sacred. Then, he sighed, shutting the diary with a snap.

"Tomorrow night," Ryder said, standing. "You, me, and my friends. We're getting into The Hollow."

"The bar?" Heidi's heart pounded.

"You do it," he said, tossing the diary into the air and catching it again, "and maybe-just maybe-I'll consider giving this back."

She could hardly breathe.

And just like that, the game had begun.