Oliver West never expected his quiet life to turn into a nightmare. The boy who once shared secrets and summer adventures with him has become someone he doesn’t recognize. Keiran Morrison - tall, dangerous, and devastatingly handsome - now uses that same intensity that once made Oliver’s heart flutter to terrorize him instead.

Every day at Riverside High is a battle for survival. Every corner could hide a new humiliation. Every moment of peace is just the calm before Keiran’s next storm.

But why does Keiran’s hatred burn so bright? What happened to turn childhood love into adult cruelty? And why, despite everything, does Oliver’s heart still race when Keiran gets close - even when he’s terrified?

Some mistakes can’t be forgiven. Some wounds run too deep to heal.

But sometimes the line between love and hate is thinner than you think.

I stared at my reflection in the bathroom mirror and wanted to cry. My brown hair looked like I'd been in a hurricane from running my fingers through it. 


Dark circles sat under my eyes like bruises, making me look like I'd been punched by an insomniac raccoon.


I stared at the movie tickets in my hands, but instead of excitement, I felt traumatized. 


The last three days had been absolute hell, and it was all because of one ridiculously attractive psychopath who thought terrorizing me was a fun hobby.


I leaned closer to the mirror and nearly had a heart attack. 


Was that an actual hair sprouting from my chin?


The stress was literally making me age faster!


"KIERANNNNNN!" I slammed my palm against the bathroom counter. 


This was all his fault. Everything that had led to my current state of looking like a disaster could be traced back to one person and his stupid countdown.


Chapter 104 - His Torment I