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"WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS AROUND ME?!"
The entire hallway goes silent. Everyone expects Draven Delgado to get angry.
Instead... Draven blinks once. Very calmly.
"...Because I like you."
Silence.
"Asher Montgomery. I don't just like you. I love you."
***
When twenty year old Asher Montgomery starts university, all he wants is a place where he can breathe, a place far away from the abusive home he returns to every night. Between books, music, and taking care of his little sister, surviving has become the only future he's ever imagined.
Draven Delgado, on the other hand, has everything. Wealth. Power. Respect. A loving family. A reputation that keeps everyone at a distance.
Then one accidental encounter changes everything.
While Asher spends his days trying to avoid the intimidating stranger everyone fears, Draven finds himself hopelessly, undeniably, and embarrassingly in love. He falls first, falls harder, and somehow keeps falling, while Asher remains completely oblivious to the fact that the most feared man on campus has become the biggest simp alive.
But loving Asher means stepping into a world filled with secrets, scars, and a home that was never meant to be called one.
For the first time, love won't be about changing someone, perhaps it'll simply be about giving them a place where they're finally safe.