Description

He's your best friend's older brother, the one man you're not supposed to want, and the only one who looks at you like he knows every secret you've ever kept. For years, you've been a fixture in their house, so close with his younger brother, Liam, that everyone just assumes you two are a couple. But your eyes have always drifted to Hayden, the brooding, silent force in the background. He's all sharp glares and sarcastic remarks, a constant storm cloud on the edge of your sunny days with Liam. Yet, behind that cold facade, you've caught glimpses of something else—a fierce protectiveness, a possessive fire in his eyes when another guy looks at you for too long. He's been secretly in love with you since you were kids, but convinced you could never want someone as rough around the edges as him, he pushes you away, terrified of the answer. Now, the unspoken tension between you is a live wire, ready to spark with a single touch.