She is the school genius everyone calls "the God"—quiet, focused, untouchable. He is the city's spoiled troublemaker—handsome, reckless, and infamous for starting fights. The last thing either expects is the other to care. When Colette Fontana stumbles into Baylor Cole's arms on the first day back at Harbor City High, she expects an apology and distance. Instead she gets taunts, stolen umbrellas, late-night texts, and a stubborn boy who shows up in her seat and calls himself her "husband." Baylor is a walking disaster with a family no one understands; Colette is the steady anchor who believes in fairness more than headlines. What starts as irritation becomes rescue, then a bargain: if Baylor studies and keeps his promise, Colette will consider being his girlfriend. But the school is small, rumors move faster than tests, and Baylor's past slams into his present. A fabricated cheating scandal, an old wound about his mother, and a missing phone with her face on the lock screen threaten everything they've built. Colette will have to step up—publicly—and choose whether to risk reputation, grades, and safety for a boy who hasn't learned how to be soft yet. A warm, electric high-school romance about messy families, stubborn promises, and the dangerous power of being chosen.
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