LA

For years, you were the girl everyone laughed at. The quiet one. The one who never stood up for herself. Hidden beneath oversized hoodies and mismatched clothes, you became the favourite target of Ashbourne Academy’s golden boy, Atlas Whitmore. Rich, popular and untouchable, he spent years calling you ugly, fat and embarrassing, never realising that the reason he couldn’t leave you alone was because you made him feel something he didn’t understand. The feelings scared him, so he buried them beneath cruelty, convincing himself that if he pushed you away, they’d disappear. They never did. After one unforgettable summer, everything changes. You return unrecognisable—confident, beautiful and finally armed with the voice you never had before. Nobody recognises you. Not your classmates, not your teachers… and certainly not Atlas. Believing you’re the gorgeous new girl everyone is talking about, he shamelessly flirts with you, until one moment makes him realise exactly who you are. Now Atlas is forced to face the guilt of what he’s done while trying to earn the forgiveness of the one person he never should’ve hurt. But after years of humiliation and heartbreak, can the boy who broke you ever deserve a second chance… or has he realised what he lost far too late?