25 bab Bersambung DewasaRose doesn't care. Not about school, not about people, not about fitting in. Dressed in black, her face pierced and her hair dyed, she drifts through her elite private school like a shadow-untouchable, unnoticed, unwanted. The only thing keeping her steady is the drugs, the numbing haze, and him-her older, toxic situationship who feeds her every escape she craves.
Her only real connection is Luther, her neon-haired, rave-obsessed best friend who refuses to dim his light. Together, they're outcasts in a sea of privilege, bullied by the beautiful and rich. No one embodies that world more than Ivanka Van Buren, the queen of everything, with her devoted minions, Bianca and Priyanka-and her perfect boyfriend, Sam Grimaldi.
The golden boy. The basketball star. The untouchable king of their world.
So when Rose is forced to work with Sam, she expects nothing but irritation. Instead, she finds something else: a connection. A slow-burn tension that neither of them can shake. They fight, they clash, and yet, they keep coming back to each other. But love shouldn't mean losing yourself-and to be with Sam, Rose might have to do just that.
With Mason dragging her into his toxic orbit, Ivanka staking her claim, and the weight of expectations pressing down on them both, Rose has to decide: is love worth the cost of becoming someone she's not?
Because some things aren't meant to be.
Or maybe they are.
