“i loved you before i knew what it meant to ruin something.”

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You and Christian Reyes were inseparable once. Born just weeks apart, raised next door to each other by best-friend parents who practically planned your futures out together—you were each other’s first everything. First best friend. First kiss. First heartbreak.

But somewhere between middle school innocence and high school reality, everything shattered.

Now it’s senior year, and the two of you are barely on speaking terms. Christian walks the halls like he owns them—varsity quarterback, cocky smirk, a bruised heart hidden behind cockier eyes. He’s dating Kayla Jennings, your picture-perfect rival. Queen bee. Cheer captain. A manipulative, two-faced nightmare who loves rubbing it in your face that she has him now.

You, on the other hand, are with Jace Turner—golden retriever boy, soccer player, and the one guy Christian can’t stand.He thinks Jace is just a cheap replacement. You say you’re over him. You both lie.

But the past doesn’t stay buried long in a town like this. Not when your bedroom lights still face his. Not when old glances keep lasting too long. Not when jealousy burns hotter than denial.

Things come to a head after a party neither of you planned to attend—but both show up for the wrong reasons. A fight breaks out. Words are thrown. So are fists.