THE WAYS WE BURN
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MatureOngoing2h 28m
Last published Sun, Aug 24, 2025
Canon Rivers is the golden boy of Westbridge college-basketball star, heartbreak collector, and the kind of boy parents warn their daughters about. He wears his crown easily, reckless and untouchable... until Jolene.
Jolene Adams would rather disappear behind messy buns and thick glasses than be caught in the spotlight. She isn't the kind of girl who gets noticed by boys like Canon. She isn't supposed to want him. But fire doesn't ask permission before it burns.
One reckless kiss. One night that changes everything.
Now the golden boy and the quiet girl are tangled in a secret they can't undo-and the more they try to resist, the more it consumes them.
Because some loves don't heal.
Some loves destroy.
And some loves burn.
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