Thoughts Of Aiden

Rain knows how Aiden works.

He doesn't shout.
He doesn't lose control.
He just looks at you long enough to make you feel small.

At Thornwood Academy, Aiden is untouchable - polished, precise, and always two steps ahead. Rain refuses to play along with his games, even when he makes her the centre of them.

But when a school trip goes wrong and they're forced underground, power means nothing.

No audience.
No reputation.
No one to impress.

Just darkness.

And every time Aiden has the chance to leave her behind...

He doesn't.

Rain doesn't know when rivalry turned into something else.

She just knows that by the time they find their way back to the surface, Aiden isn't as controlled as he pretends to be.

And she's thinking about him more than she should.