THE BOY SHE CHOSE He’d take a bullet for her.She just gave the trigger to his cousin.Julian Vance has spent years loving Maya in silence.He’s been her best friend.Her safe place.The shoulder she cries on at two in the morning.The idiot who listens to every story about every guy who breaks her heart.And through it all, he’s waited.Because one day, Maya will finally see him.At least, that’s what he’s convinced himself. Until the night Julian finally gathers enough courage to confess.He has the words ready.He has the perfect moment.He has absolutely no idea that his heart is about to be destroyed.Because Maya looks into his eyes, smiles softly, and says—“I think I’m in love with Damon.”Damon Vance.Julian’s cousin.The golden-blooded university heartthrob with a filthy reputation, a different girl on his arm every week, and absolutely no interest in falling in love.Damon doesn't do relationships.He does games.He doesn't make promises.He breaks hearts.And Maya has just handed him hers.Julian should tell her the truth.He should warn her.He should drag her as far away from Damon as possible.Instead, he does the one thing that hurts more than losing her.He smiles and tells her he's happy for her.Because Julian has spent years protecting Maya.Even from himself.But watching her fall for Damon changes something inside him.Jealousy becomes obsession.Love becomes possession.And the more Maya falls for Damon, the harder Julian fights to convince himself that he can let her go.Then Damon starts changing.The playboy starts looking at Maya like she’s the only woman in the room.The boy who never stays suddenly wants her to stay.And Julian begins uncovering secrets about his cousin that make him question everything he thought he knew about Damon.Because maybe Damon isn't the monster Julian believed him to be.Maybe he's worse.Now Julian has a choice:Watch the girl he loves fall into the arms of the one man capable of destroying her—or become the villain in his own love story.Because Julian would take a bullet for Maya. But if he can't have her...how far will he go to make sure Damon can't either?