Undone By You

ps of her worn-out backpack. The sprawling campus, hidden behind tall iron fences and line

he had earned this scholarship, this chance to escape the crumbling life she and

ssed-strolled past her like they owned the place. It was impossible not to feel the divid

she was here. To work, to prove herself, to survive. Not to get tangled up in the drama or distractions. But it was hard to keep

oad-shouldered guy leaning against the locker beside her. His eyes were sharp, dark brown, with an almo

utiously. "Ye

nd man. You know, the football team? Captain? He's the one you'l

tball team, but she managed a polite smile as she

You'll figure it out," he said, as if there were something more to it, be

way Jaxon had looked at her, like she was just another piece in their game. Maybe it was the

blonde and perfectly manicured, glanced her way and then sneered. Elena's heart sank, but she kept walking. She

reached her classr

Sinc

round him. There was a dangerous edge to his smile, something that made even the air around him seem charged. The e

team. The heir to the Sinclair empire, one of the wealthiest families in the country. But there was something in th

burning intensity, as if he were cataloging every detail of her. Elena forced herself not to look away. S

ng toward her, a predat

low and laced with a hint of mockery. "I wasn't

"And I'm sure the rumors about you are just as exaggerated. I'm here

s gaze. "Oh, I'm sure. But you should know, here, there's no such thing a

le sense of control hanging in the air. Elena swallowed hard, the weight of his gaze still heavy on

s if they were used to this-used to him. It was the same everywhere she went in this school. The rich,

tling in. Elena took a seat at the front, far away from him. She had no intention of getting caught in the