Lucas has always worn his heart on his sleeve. Aiden has spent years pretending he doesn’t have one.
When the school year starts, sunshine-soft Lucas is already nursing a hopeless crush on Aiden—the popular, untouchable ace who hides his real feelings behind sharp words and colder stares.
Lucas knows it’s foolish. Aiden barely looks at him. But every small kindness, every accidental spark, makes Lucas fall a little harder for Aiden.
Until the day Lucas confesses...
Aiden’s rejection is brutal. Public. Final.
And it shatters Lucas enough for him to make a promise to he won’t force affection anymore. He won’t chase someone who doesn’t want him.
But letting go is the one thing Aiden never saw coming.