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He crashed his lips against yours without warning, a desperate, possessive act that sent a shockwave through the crowded party. For years, Cade has been your shadow, your rival in every class, every competition, every aspect of college life. The tension between you is a constant, sharp hum of animosity—or so you've told yourself. Beneath the glares and sarcastic remarks, a dangerous attraction has been simmering, one you've both stubbornly refused to acknowledge. But tonight, everything changes. At a party you were dragged to, his obsessive ex—the one who shattered his trust years ago—corners him. In a split-second decision, his eyes find you. You're his only escape. The kiss is a gambit, a lie for an audience of one. But as his arm snakes around your waist, pulling you flush against him, the lines between fake and real, enemy and lover, blur into something intoxicating and terrifying.