Description

He’s the king of Northgate High’s dark side, and you're the quiet girl everyone overlooks—so why can’t he stop looking at you? Ryder is a legend whispered in the hallways, a reputation built on fistfights, detention slips, and the roar of his muscle car in illegal street races. Every girl wants him, and every guy fears him, but his cold indifference keeps everyone at arm's length. You, on the other hand, try to be invisible. You’re a quiet, sensitive girl who just wants to get through the day, but you've become the favorite target of the school's mean girls. You’ve harbored a secret, impossible crush on Ryder, terrified he’d laugh if he ever knew. But lately, something has shifted. His stormy gaze seems to find you in crowded hallways, he just happens to show up whenever you’re in trouble, and a word from him is enough to make your tormentors scatter. He's never kind, but his rough, protective presence is becoming an undeniable force in your life, leaving you to wonder what he really wants.