Theo's downfall

He hums, pretending to consider my offer, "no, I don't think that'll do". Suddenly he's pushing me backwards, his hands at my hips, his fingers gripping me through my large t-shirt. I stumble as my back hits the shelves behind me, but his grip holds me tight.

"What the hell Theo-" I yell at him.

"Do you know what I really want?" he says, his voice lower and sounding weirdly strangled, like he's holding in a secret.

"N-no" I stumble on my answer as he smirks at me. He leans forward, the pressure of his hands on my hips burning as he brings his lips to my ear.

"A favour". He hovers with his face alarmingly close to mine, his body a hairsbreadth away from being pushed flush against me. I can feel the heat radiating off of him, and the faint scent of burnt wood.

Kayla Hadley and her family are returning to their hometown, Briar Glen, four years after their bold move out of the secluded place. But what she comes back to is not the Briar Glen she remembers. With renovated buildings everywhere, a population twice the size and a high school full with strangers, Kayla has to learn to navigate her new normal. So, what happens when Theodore Edgecombe, an old family friend turned foe, becomes hell bent on making her life harder than it already is?

Theo kneels for no one, he never comes second, he never lets a girl get to him. He is cocky, arrogant and too rich for his own good. Most importantly, he is determined to do one thing and one thing only; get out of Briar Glen to live his life to the very fullest. Yet, one day he spots a certain feisty brunette back in town, the girl who he'd once called his best friend. Thirsty for trouble, he ensures that Kayla's life isn't easy. But what he doesn't realise, is that she is becoming his very own personal downfall.