One minute, I was hiding in my favorite study spot. The next minute, I was standing face-to-face with Eastwood High's golden boy after getting caught eavesdropping on his breakup. Jaxon Ryder was supposed to be arrogant, untouchable, and impossible to approach. Instead, I found someone broken, angry, and carrying secrets far heavier than his hockey gear. As Eastwood High's plus-size joke, I'm used to being ignored, mocked, and reminded that girls like me don't get love. So when our first encounter ended in insults, I wasn't exactly surprised. The second ended in an argument. And somehow, every encounter after that got worse. As if that wasn't enough, I discovered the boy I couldn't stand was now my next-door neighbor. Now he's everywhere, across my window, across the street, and somehow... inside my thoughts. Somewhere between the arguments, the insults, and the moments neither of us could explain, we made a deal. Jaxon needed academic growth, a cleaner reputation, and a chance at opportunities that depended on more than goals scored on the ice. Somehow, fake dating me solved all three, while he promised to help me stop the mockery I faced. Fake dating was supposed to be simple….No feelings, no complications, no broken hearts. But the deeper our relationship goes, the more secrets begin to unravel—secrets tied to Jaxon's past, and even more shocking ones connected to my own. Because the truth about who I am has been buried for years. And someone has been making sure it stayed that way. Now the lines between fake and real are disappearing, and the boy who was supposed to be pretending might be the only person capable of helping me uncover the truth. Only, If the truth doesn't destroy us first. Because sometimes, the person who makes you feel the most loved is the same person capable of breaking your heart.