Crossing the Line

Talia Barrett transfers to a new college in the middle of the year with one goal: start over and stay out of trouble. Whatever happened last semester is behind her, and she intends to keep it that way. No drama, no risks, and no getting pulled into situations she can't control.

Rhett Halston is exactly the kind of person she should avoid.

He has a reputation for a reason-cold, blunt, and surrounded by rumors no one can quite confirm. He keeps people at a distance, pushes them away before they can get close, and doesn't seem to care who he burns in the process.

From the moment they meet, they clash. Every conversation turns into an argument, every interaction charged with tension neither of them can ignore. The more they push each other away, the harder it becomes to stay apart.

But starting over isn't as simple as pretending nothing happened.

The past has a way of catching up, especially when it was never fully dealt with to begin with. And the closer Talia gets to something that feels real, the more everything she tried to leave behind starts to resurface.

Some mistakes don't stay in the past.

And some lines, once crossed, change everything.