Tyler thought he had everything: good grades, a loving girlfriend, and a picture-perfect life. But everything shatters when an anonymous text warns him that his girlfriend, Alexis, is cheating. Dismissing it as a prank at first, Tyler’s world is turned upside down when he catches her in the arms of Logan Carter—the arrogant, untouchable captain of the football team.

Heartbroken and humiliated, Tyler finds himself tangled in an unexpected game of cat and mouse with a mysterious texter. But things take a surprising turn when Tyler discovers that Logan was the mysterious texter all along. Fueled by anger, confusion, and a strange attraction he can’t explain, Tyler demands answers—only to receive an unexpected confession and a kiss that changes everything.

What does he even plan to do when he gets there?


Beg them to put their guns down and shake hands?


Sweet-talk them like this is some romantic drama?


This man—my dad—is planning to walk into a damn gunfight without a single weapon, without backup, without thinking.


Even his so-called friend would be disappointed in him if they had a brain.


I stormed back to his door and started banging on it like my life depended on it.


"Dad!" I yelled, fist slamming against the wood. "Open this damn door!"


I kept pounding, not caring if my knuckles split open. "You can't just shut me out like this! You think you're doing the right thing, but you're not. You're just being stupid!"


Maybe it was time I did what actually mattered.


I glanced down at myself, remembered the shorts I was wearing, and quickly shoved my hand into my pocket.


Chapter 164 - My Mom Is Dead