The Bad Boy Who Loved Me First
READING AGE 16+
Everyone knew Emily Bennett was falling for Adrian Walker.
What no one knew was that he had fallen for her first.
When Emily transfers to an elite high school filled with wealthy, privileged students, all she wants is to survive her final year without trouble.
But trouble has a name.
Adrian Walker.
Rich, dangerously handsome, arrogant, and notorious for breaking hearts, Adrian is the last boy Emily should ever get involved with.
Yet when she's bullied and humiliated by her classmates, he's the one who steps forward, pulls her against him, and delivers a chilling warning.
"She's mine. Touch her again, and you'll regret it."
From that moment on, Emily's quiet life is anything but peaceful.
Adrian teases her, protects her, and gets dangerously close—only to leave her wondering whether she's just another girl in his long list of conquests.
Everyone says he never takes love seriously.
And Emily believes them.
So when loving him becomes too painful, she decides to walk away.
There's just one problem.
Adrian Walker has never been good at letting go of what's his.
She thought she was the girl who fell first.
She had no idea he'd been hiding a love far deeper than hers.
Because the boy everyone called a heartbreaker had already given his heart to her.
Unfold
The winter coat arrived with an invoice.
Emily stood at the uniform counter reading the amount twice. Richard had stopped sending spending money weeks earlier. She hadn't missed the envelopes, but she had underestimated how many small parts of Hartwell expected them.
She asked whether she could collect the coat on Friday.
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