She returns to the island with one goal: 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙣 she believes took her mother from her. Teaching children to surf gives her the perfect reason to stay, but beneath every smile is a plan built from years of grief, unanswered questions, and a family name she has never been able to forget. Then she meets 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧, a pretty surfer with a gentle heart, an innocent kind of trust, and no idea why she has really returned. Getting close to the pretty girl was only supposed to lead back to her father, but days in the ocean become late-night conversations, and after one almost kiss, she catches herself watching her mouth whenever she speaks. Soon she wants the glances that last too long, the nervous way the pretty girl moves closer, and every soft part of her she was never supposed to touch. Before long, shy touches become saltwater kisses, and the innocent woman is breathless beneath her, fingers gripping her shoulders as she discovers a desire she has never allowed herself to follow. She returned to ruin a man, never expecting to ruin his daughter 𝙨𝙤 𝙨𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙡𝙮. But 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙠𝙞𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙚. Their love is real, but so is the revenge that brought her back to the island. She cannot expose the father without risking everything she has found in his daughter, because if the pretty girl discovers their meeting was never an accident, every kiss, every touch, and every promise between them could become part of the betrayal. She returned to the island searching for the truth, never expecting to lose herself 𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙧. ♡ 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝘂𝗿𝗶. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘁𝘀, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗯𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 ending.

The school's notorious bad girl and the girl that has the world's worst attitude problem somehow find themselves in a fake relationship... Who's Bound 2 fall in love first?

Josie: I found a guy, he seemed nice enough, we fooled around! It's not my fault that he didn't tell me he had a girlfriend! How would I have known it was the bitchy blonde, Tatum Levine's boyfriend?! I thought we'd never have to talk again after she understandably kicked me out, but of course the world hates me, because we are partnered together for a group project. Tatum: It's not her fault, not really, but she unintentionally is the proof I needed to confirm nobody stays. Not really. They might still be in my life but they're already gone. Even the boyfriend, my last test to see if people really stayed, failed. And now I have Josie, the most annoying, talkative girl in my class, following me around like a leech. The worst part? I'm beginning to like being around her, and now, I have to keep reminding myself that she is not an exception. She'll leave, too.

Who knew that being stuck in detention and extra mandatory swim practices with each other would bring two rivals together? Louie Monroe has learned that working hard for what she wants, not what others want from her, is the way to go. She's one of the best swimmers on the team and couldn't care any less about any of them and their hateful comments. And she definitely doesn't care about the team captain. Winter Montgomery, the swim team captain, also known as the ice queen, works hard to make sure she's perfect. Her grades, her swims, her whole life revolves around the expectations nobody gives her other than herself. The 'go-with-the-flow' girl and the perfectionist stuck together as punishment? Nothing could go wrong...

Emily moves to a new town in the fall of her junior year of high school. On the first day she meets the most popular girl in school, named Alli. Alli can't stand Emily, and makes it known. But when Emily joins the basketball team, Alli is forced to tolerate her in school and practice. The tension and arguments grow...until someone finally cracks. tiktok: @fallwlwstories (elysian)