by Tracy Lorraine is the sixth installment in the Rosewood High series and serves as an intense, dark stepbrother bully romance. Following the events of the prequel novella Faze , this book picks up with the return of Ashton Fury to Rosewood, where he is forced to move in with his estranged father and stepsister, Ruby, after the tragic loss of his mother. Plot Overview

Readers often express a mix of heartbreak and frustration with the lead couple's toxic beginnings.

Driven by grief and a deep-seated resentment toward his father’s "perfect" new life, Ashton targets Ruby as the outlet for his pain. He is determined to dismantle her world piece by piece, while Ruby—popular, gorgeous, and strong—refuses to cower. Despite the mutual hatred and Ashton's cruel behavior, a raw and volatile attraction develops, leading to a "push-pull" dynamic that dominates the narrative.

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