Until he sneaks up behind me during my first day at college and says, "You shouldn't have put yourself back on my radar, princess."

To notorious bad boy Tempest Callahan, I was the overlooked best friend, an annoying sidekick to his baby sister who trailed behind him and lurked in the shadows, eavesdropping on his every delicious word.

But I didn't know his secrets when I admired his gorgeous face and his Adonis body. I had no idea how damaged he was on the inside while appearing so charismatic and unattainable.

It never occurred to me that during one of those evenings when I followed behind him, what I witnessed would make him want to kill me.

Now we're older and at the same college ... and he's determined to make me succumb to his pain.