The Dangerous Obsession

My world shattered the night my father was arrested for economic crimes and drug trafficking. Everything we owned was auctioned off. My mother collapsed with a heart attack. My brother Noah dropped out of college to work multiple jobs—all so I could keep dancing. At school, I went from prima ballerina to pariah overnight. The girl who once owned the stage, now, couldn't walk down a hallway without whispers following her. Then Maverick crashed into my life. The campus hockey star. Untouchable. Worshipped. And I totaled his $150,000 car while working as a designated driver. The damage? More money than I'd see in five years. Left with no other choice, I agreed to his terms—a three-month arrangement to clear the debt. Three months to be his girlfriend. I thought I could endure it—just three months and I'd be free. But somewhere along the way, my heart began to lose its way. Every glance he cast my direction made me feel like someone he'd loved for years, not a girl paying off a debt. When those three months ended, would I truly be able to walk away?