lilac_rose
"In this school, you're either the one holding the trophy or the one sitting on the sidelines. I was used to the sidelines. Until the Golden Boy offered me a seat at the winner's table-for a price."
Chole Rose Park is a ghost. After being dumped by her "soulmate" for the school's star soloist, she's spent her junior year blending into the shadows of the band room. She's over the drama, over the pity, and definitely over boys who think they're God's gift to Westview High.
Liam Vance is a god-at least from the fifty-yard line. As Westview's star quarterback, his arm is legendary, but behind the varsity jacket and the cocky grin, his life is a disaster. His grades are tanking, his temper is a liability, and if he doesn't fix his "bad boy" image before the state championship scouts arrive in three weeks, his ticket out of this town is gone.
When a chance encounter in the library turns into a desperate negotiation, a deal is struck:
* The Lie: They are madly in love.
* The Goal: She gets her revenge; he gets his reputation back.
* The Rule: Do not fall for the person behind the mask.
It was supposed to be a simple transaction. But between the late-night "study" sessions, the lingering touches in the hallway, and the way Liam looks at her when the stadium lights aren't watching, Chloe is starting to forget where the script ends and the truth begins.
Because in the game of fake dating, the first one to feel the spark is the one who loses it all.