What We Owed Each Other

Adrian Vale has wealth, power, and a reputation no one can touch-but he can't escape the boy he used to be: humiliated, invisible, and haunted by the one person who made his life hell. Eli Mercer, his former school bully, walks back into his life desperate, reckless, and full of guilt. Hired by Adrian, every encounter is sharp, charged, and unavoidable-arguments that sting, accidental touches that burn, and a past that refuses to stay buried. When secrets surface and rumors threaten everything, both men must face the damage, the longing, and the truths they never dared admit. Dark, messy, and slow-burn