I never asked for Ryder Jackson's attention.
The star quarterback with a cruel streak and a reputation for breaking more than just hearts. He made my life hell in those shadowed hallways of Springdale High, his eyes tracking me like prey. All I wanted was to survive senior year, lose myself in my art, and stay invisible.
But Ryder had other plans.
When we're forced together on a school project, the line between hate and hunger starts to blur. His touch lingers too long. His protection feels too personal. And the way he looks at me when no one else is watching makes my breath catch and my resolve crumble.
He's dangerous. Possessive. Completely wrong for me.
So why does every heated argument feel like foreplay? Why does his jealousy make my pulse race? And why can't I stop replaying that almost-kiss outside my house, the one that promised everything and delivered nothing but aching want?
Ryder Jackson was supposed to be my tormentor.
Instead, he's becoming my addiction.
Taken by the Texas Bully is a standalone full length dark high school bully romance with an age gap, intense emotional tension, and a possessive hero who falls hard.
