Prologue (Hardin)

Hardin Scott has been madly in love with Tessa Young since the moment he first laid eyes on her, but there's no way she could ever see him as anything more than a friend. After all, he's a bad boy with a promiscuous past and she's a sweet and innocent good girl. Knowing he'll never be good enough for her, Hardin decides to hide his true feelings from Tessa, leaving the door open for his best friend, Zed Evans, to swoop in and ask her out. When Tessa and Zed start dating, Hardin is left with a broken heart, until one day he accidentally stumbles upon a dark secret that changes everything and gives him a second chance at winning Tessa's heart.