" He was raised to become perfect. She was raised to survive. " 𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝. Allie Reyes doesn’t believe in love. Not when she spends her nights dancing beneath neon lights at Velvet Room and her mornings pretending to be a normal college student. Love is messy. Temporary pleasure is easier. Then Elias Whitmore walks into her life. Quiet. Rich. Intelligent. Untouchably perfect. The kind of boy who should stay far away from girls like her. But Elias can’t stay away. Not after seeing the loneliness hidden beneath Allie’s reckless smile. Not after realizing the girl everyone judges is the only person who’s ever made him feel alive. Now he’s sneaking into clubs, lying to his family, and wanting someone he was never supposed to touch. A slow burn forbidden romance filled with obsession, tension, secrets, emotional chaos, and a good boy yearning for the one girl capable of ruining him.