𝐈𝐙𝐎𝐑𝐀 𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐈 has everything a girl her age could want-beauty, popularity, and the kind of confidence that makes people follow her lead. But beneath the perfect image is a girl who pushes people away before they can get too close. Guys come and go, rumors follow her, and she never lets anyone see the cracks in her armor.
The only person who's ever really known her is 𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐍 𝐕𝐄𝐆𝐀-her childhood best friend, the boy who once made her laugh until her stomach hurt, the boy who grew up into a man with trouble written all over him. Corvin's life is tangled in a world Izora has spent years avoiding: the streets, the gang, the constant risk of losing himself to violence. And though he has a girlfriend, 𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄 𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐖𝐎𝐎, it's no secret that his eyes still linger on Izora.
Izora can feel the pull-between the boy she grew up with and the dangerous man he's become. Between the safety of keeping her distance and the risk of letting herself care. Loving Corvin might mean breaking down the walls she's built and stepping into a world she swore she'd never touch.
And the closer she gets to him, the more Izora has to decide: is he the one person who could ruin her, or the only one who could save her?