He was just a bet.
Until he wasn't.
Now he's everything she never meant to fall for—and the one mistake she can't forget.

Lena Carter transferred to Ravenhill University with one goal: survive quietly and disappear at graduation. But everything changes the night she ends up in a fake relationship with Mason Ward—the campus heartbreaker known for fights, frat parties, and secrets behind his slow-burning stare.

What starts as a dare spirals into something dangerously real.

One kiss turns into a thousand.
A lie becomes the only truth she wants.
And just when she starts to believe in the boy beneath the reputation—she finds the screenshot that shatters it all.

Now the rules are rewritten:
No more feelings.
No second chances.
No looking back.

But when Mason disappears without a word—leaving only a letter, a playlist, and a memory of a kiss in the rain—Lena is left with the one question she swore she'd never ask again:

What if the worst thing he ever did... was fall for her?

Heartfelt, angsty, and impossibly addictive, this is a story about the kind of love that starts with a lie—breaks you in all the wrong ways—and still dares you to stay.

Perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover, Elle Kennedy, and readers who crave second chances, slow burns, and enemies who never expected to feel anything at all.