
PROLOGUE
They say you never really know someone.I thought I knew him.
Jake Williams
My childhood friend, my secret crush, the boy who could make anyone fall with just a smirk. The boy who didn’t do love openly, yet somehow, when it came to me, I always felt his attention, his presence, his pull.
He’s 18, a notorious playboy at Diamond Villa High School. Handsome, bold, reckless — he lives with his dad, Simon Williams, CEO of Williams Fabrics, and his sister Kelly, chases the modelling world in Australia.
His world is one of privilege, freedom… and choices that sometimes spiral out of control. His two best friends, David and Austin, are never far behind, always part of the chaos.
And then there’s me.
Emma Watson, 17, nerd, quietly in love with someone who I thought would always see me as just a friend… though deep down, I knew he’d notice if I weren’t there. My mom, Alice Watson, runs a boutique, my dad, James Watson, is CEO of J.W Cosmetics, and my brother Fred studies in New York — from the outside, my life seems perfect. Inside… it’s tangled.
I’ve always been his best friend. I’ve always hoped he’d see me differently.
But nothing could have prepared me for the day that hope collided with betrayal.Because the people you trust with your heart… can leave marks you’ll never forget.
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