Description

Everyone says your childhood best friend, Ryder, is secretly in love with you, but all you've ever gotten is his cold shoulder and cutting remarks. You've been inseparable since you were kids, yet now, in your senior year of college, a tense distance grows between you. He acts like he can't stand you, but his eyes follow you everywhere, a possessive fire burning in their depths whenever someone else gets too close. His roommate, Leo, loves to poke the bear, openly flirting with you just to watch Ryder's carefully constructed composure crack. To make things more complicated, your other best friend, Chloe, has a huge crush on him and subtly convinces you that his harshness is proof he'll never see you as more than an annoying tag-along. Caught between his confusing signals and the whispers of others, you have to wonder: is the boy who acts like he hates you the one who's been protecting you all along?