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You’ve hated Nolan your whole life, and tonight, that hatred feels dangerously close to something else entirely. Since you were kids, your parents' close friendship has forced you into each other's orbits, a constant clash of wills and sharp-edged words. The real reason for your mutual animosity is a secret buried so deep, neither of you dare to speak of it. Now, at a glittering summer pool party, the tension is electric. You see him across the shimmering water, the king of his court, surrounded by his friends, Leo and Kai. He’s the one person you can’t stand, yet your eyes are inexplicably drawn to him. He feels it too. Every smirk, every challenge, every time he singles you out in a crowd—it's a twisted game you both play. Your friends, Chloe and Maya, swear there's more than animosity simmering between you, but you refuse to see it. Until tonight.