Counter Bet Series by Harleigh Beck

“How about we play a little game? ”. My name is Emily Brooks. Welcome to Hedgewood High, my domain. I’m the head cheerleader. I date the star quarterback, and I have the homecoming crown in the bag. My life is a cliché. A mask I hide behind. But the mask is slowly cracking. On the outside, I have it all. Or so it seems. Until one day, Ben and Dallas, two bored kids from the wrong side of the tracks make a bet, and I find myself as a piece on their chessboard. It changes the whole game... more“How about we play a little game? ”. My name is Emily Brooks. Welcome to Hedgewood High, my domain. I’m the head cheerleader. I date the star quarterback, and I have the homecoming crown in the bag. My life is a cliché. A mask I hide behind. But the mask is slowly cracking. On the outside, I have it all. Or so it seems. Until one day, Ben and Dallas, two bored kids from the wrong side of the tracks make a bet, and I find myself as a piece on their chessboard. It changes the whole game. Can I find myself between the blurred lines, where wrong feels so right? *Not intended for readers under 18. This is a dark high school, FFM romance. It contains explicit sexual content and sexual violence that some readers might find upsetting/offensive. Please don’t read this if any of that bothers you. less

April. One week. It's all I have left before we end up on the street. I carefully fold the eviction letter with trembling hands and place it back inside the envelope. My mom is passed out on the couch, a bottle vodka slipping from her fingers. I have one week to come up with the money, or it's game over for us. That's when I make a bargain with the devil. "Do we have an arrangement? " he asks, smirking across the desk. I know I shouldn't, but the clock is ticking down. I grab the money... moreApril. One week. It's all I have left before we end up on the street. I carefully fold the eviction letter with trembling hands and place it back inside the envelope. My mom is passed out on the couch, a bottle vodka slipping from her fingers. I have one week to come up with the money, or it's game over for us. That's when I make a bargain with the devil. "Do we have an arrangement? " he asks, smirking across the desk. I know I shouldn't, but the clock is ticking down. I grab the money. "We have an arrangement. ". Rick. I can't help but notice her with her pink hair and purple Dr Martens. She's a wild card. Intrigued by her dark desires and the bruises on her skin, I enter a new world as dangerous as it is alluring. *Not intended for readers under 18. This is a dark high school romance. It contains explicit sexual content and sexual violence throughout that some readers might find upsetting/offensive. Please don’t read this if any of that bothers you. less