Vanessa
I never believed in fate.
Not after losing my mom.
Not after spending years convincing myself I was better off alone.
Then one reckless night, I met a stranger.
Platinum hair.
Tattooed hands.
A smile that looked like trouble.
We never exchanged names.
Just a dance.
A kiss.
A memory I couldn't shake.
I thought I'd never see him again.
Until my father introduced him as the son of the woman he's about to marry.
Now we're living under the same roof...
And forgetting him might be the hardest thing I've ever had to do.
Malakai
I've spent my whole life running from attachments.
People leave.
People lie.
So I stick to fast motorcycles, empty roads, and the silence that comes with throwing knives until my hands stop shaking.
Then I met her.
Tan skin.
Pink-and-black hair.
Tattoos that told stories she never said out loud.
One night was supposed to be enough.
It wasn't.
Because the girl I can't stop thinking about just became my future stepsister.
Every rule says I should walk away.
Every instinct tells me to stay.
And some collisions are too explosive to survive... but far too irresistible to avoid.
