Trent Rexrot is cold and strict—hard to make him open up about his feelings. He barely speaks, and when he does, it’s with contempt. My family and his have been at war for a long time, and in his eyes I’m just a child. But despite his emotional unavailability, I feel an attraction to him that shouldn’t exist. I know he will break my heart, yet I can’t stay indifferent. We’ll surely end up in a scandal, even though that’s the last thing my family needs.