Alexandrea is just starting her senior year of high school. The past three years were drama free, and she's hoping that this year will be the same so she can walk out of high school easily. But life likes to throw curve balls at you, where ever you go, and Alex's curve ball seems to be the annoyingly cute boy who hates her. The weird thing? They used to best friends in their sandbox days, but growing up seemed to change that.
He used to live across the street from her, and their parents are the best of friends. Now though, he lives in France. Alex hasn't seen, or even spoken to him since their elementary school days, but that's about to change. Over the summer, her family and Alex decided to spend all summer with the annoying boy in France. Great right?
Wrong. From the minute Alex stepped foot into the doorway, he has been nothing but mean to her, and she isn't sure why. When Alex went back home, she was extremely happy to be away from him once and for all- or so she thought.
Imagine her surprise when she walks through the door to her house to see him standing there with suitcases.
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"Fine. I was just going to say I'm sorry for getting you in trouble, but once again, the great Alexandria cuts me off again."
My mouth snaps shut, and I stare at him with wide eyes. I don't cut him off! If anything, he's the one who cuts me off all the time. When we were in France, I could never talk to his parents because he would interrupt and focus the attention away from me.
"Why do you hate me so much?" I question in a whisper. I never did anything to him. From the first day that I met him, I've only been myself. I haven't been mean, I've been really nice. So what's the reason for hating me? Logan steps forward, causing me to step back until my back hits the wall. Even though he isn't touching me, and I could easily step away if I want to, I still felt like I was trapped.
"I don't hate you Lexie. I despise you. There's a difference."
BOOK 1 in the Drowning/Bully Standalone Series.
WARNING: This book contains intense bullying, explicit scenes, triggering language, violence, and psychological content.
I told Caden to cancel his stupid party.
He told me, with that infuriating smirk, "Why? Planning to be my snack tonight?"
Caden has made my life hell for four years, ever since our parents got married.
He's gorgeous, arrogant, and the kind of boy Stanford girls trip over themselves for.
Me? I'm the only one who sees right through him.
He's a blatant bully, the devil who turned me into a surreptitious one.
And now we're stuck sharing the same off-campus apartment for our entire freshman year.
Living together means new rules, no boundaries... and a tension I never expected.
The closer we get, the harder it becomes to remember why we ever hated each other in the first place-
and nothing threatens our pride more than that.
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Step into an adventure of passion, forgiveness, and second chances.
This is Caden and Madison's story.