As soon as I saw him, it was war.

I thought at first it would be between me and him.

Cade was cold and hard and didn't want anything to do with the headmaster's daughter. I was off-limits.

He didn't need that kind of trouble.

I didn't need that kind of trouble, either. And since I did my best to avoid any kind of trouble, that should have been the end of it.

But when I saw him, he also saw me.

All of me.

The lonely parts. The dark parts.

The secret parts.

He became my ally.

I lost the battle with myself and fell in love despite the risk.

But the war isn't over for either of us.

Not as long as my father is alive.