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 18This 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