"I love you."
She felt as if she had just been punched. All the air left her lungs as she stared at him in horror. As the seconds dragged by, his hopeful expression morphed into one of fear and despair.
"Ella . . ."
She shook my head, squeezing her eyes shut, but the tears leaked through regardless. "I can't," she whispered brokenly.
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Ella McClain and Zachary McIntyre used to be joined at the hip. Childhood best friends, they drifted apart in middle school. Now, they're complete opposites.
But when tragedy strikes Ella's life, and all her friends abandon her, Zach is there for her.
The only problem? Zach expects something from Ella that she can't give him: love.
Elliot Jensen and Elliot Fintry have a lot in common. They share the same name, the same house, the same school, oh and they hate each other but, as they will quickly learn, there is a fine line between love and hate.