Cover of Hateful Love (King of Aces #1)

Hateful Love

T. Ashleigh

King of Aces #1

new adult romance(8k)

A bad boy and the golden-boy jock can't keep their hands off each other — or admit they're falling hard.

Description

Silas:I'm tired of feeling trapped in my life.It’s just a never-ending cycle of trying to survive the day.Luckily, I have Blaine to keep me entertained.We’re enemies but despite him being everything I hate; I’m addicted to him and the things we do in the dark. Somehow, he’s crept his way under my skin, and I’m obsessed with the way he’s making me feel.I don’t want to admit I’m falling for him—the golden boy—but he’s my perfect match in every way.He gives me something I never thought I’d have and, even though we’re impossible, I won't let anyone stand in the way of us.Blaine:My life is suffocating me.Perfect son, star athlete, ideal student. I’m overwhelmed—unraveling at the seams.Until Silas flips my world on its axis.My dirty little secret.He’s my perfect escape from reality. I can let loose and feel good for a change. He makes me feel alive for the first time.But he’ll always be someone I despise. He’s arrogant, the epitome of a bad boy and yet the longer we do this, the harder it’s becoming to ignore my growing feelings. He’s not what I expected, but he’s exactly what I need.And now that I’ve had him, I refuse to let him go.Hateful Love is an enemies-to-lovers, opposites-attract, secret romance that centers around the bad boy and the jock and all the things they do in the dark. Mix in some possessive vibes, prying friends, and corrupt politics, and Hateful Love will take you on a wild but bumpy ride.

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