Like You Hate Me (Alternate Cover Edition) (Hawthorne University (Alternate Cover Editions))

About this book

Two years after a devastating tragedy, the last person on earth our protagonist wants to see is his sister’s former best friend. He blames the boy for everything he has lost, harboring a deep, volatile resentment that has defined his life since that fateful day. He has spent his time crafting a perfect facade as a rising college basketball star, desperate to escape the shadows of his past. The fragile peace is shattered when the object of his hatred arrives on his doorstep, announcing he is moving in for his freshman year of college. The forced proximity acts as a catalyst for a dangerous, high-stakes game. What begins as a desperate attempt to drive the intruder away quickly spirals into a dark, consuming obsession. This intense enemies-to-lovers story captures a volatile power dynamic where lines between hatred and desire blur. As the two are trapped under the same roof, the protagonist becomes fixated on breaking the other boy—mentally and physically—only to realize that his target is far more defiant than expected. In this relentless pursuit, both characters are pulled into a cycle of friction and longing, proving that the thinnest line of all is the one separating hatred from total surrender.