For three years, Ben Taylor has secretly loved Marissa Reed—the school’s untouchable golden girl. But one reckless heart-rate game pairs Marissa with her brilliant rival, Sean, and she asks Ben to step aside for a two-month “contract romance.” What begins as a game becomes painfully real as Marissa keeps choosing Sean in public while expecting Ben to wait in secret. By the time she realizes who she truly loves, Ben has stopped waiting—and disappeared from her life.
