“We shouldn’t.” His voice was rough against my neck, but his hands were already under my sweater. “I know,” I whispered. He pulled back just enough to look at me, eyes dark, breathing uneven. “Last chance, Tessa.” I answered by pulling him closer. His mouth found mine again, hungrier this time. “You’re going to regret this in the morning.” “Then I’ll regret it.” He groaned like the words physically hurt him, and the last of his control snapped. -**- He was supposed to be a mistake. She was supposed to stay off-limits. After her boyfriend humiliates her in the most public way possible, Tessa Brooks spends one reckless night with Nolan West — her older brother’s best friend and the university’s hockey captain. By morning he has already called it a mistake. She is Dylan’s little sister. It can never happen again. Tessa doesn’t listen. When her ex tries to crawl back, jealousy pushes Nolan into a dangerous offer, fake date him and make the entire campus watch. What starts as revenge quickly turns into stolen kisses, late-night confessions, and feelings neither of them can keep pretending are fake. But Nolan is hiding something far more dangerous than their secret. Someone from his past is circling closer, and Tessa has become leverage. To protect her, Nolan does the only thing he can think of — he cuts her off in the cruelest way possible and lets the whole school believe he has moved on. Heartbroken and furious, Tessa finds herself in the orbit of Ryan Maddox, reckless, charming, younger, and completely uninterested in playing it safe. He makes her feel wanted again. He makes sure Nolan sees every second of it. Now Tessa is caught between the man who destroyed her to keep her safe and the one who is not afraid to burn everything down for her attention. Everyone already decided who Tessa Brooks was. This time she gets to decide who she becomes… Even if loving Nolan West costs them both everything.