Hate Him

Elizabeth Marie 1 story

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Summary

Natalia Reyes has spent four years hating Venice Hartmann—the arrogant boy who made high school unbearable and somehow always seemed to be where she didn't want him. So when she leaves for college, she thinks she's finally free of him. She's wrong. Venice follows her to Hawthorne University, but his constant interference soon stops feeling like ordinary bullying. He knows things about Natalia that he shouldn't, appears whenever something goes wrong, and seems determined to keep certain people away from her. What Natalia doesn't know is that Venice has been protecting her for years. After her father's death, a hidden inheritance was left entirely in Natalia's name—an inheritance her mother and brother know about, but Natalia has never been told exists. And buried alongside the fortune are secrets about her family that could change everything she believes about her father's death, her mother, and Venice himself. As Natalia gets closer to the truth, she begins to realize that the boy she hates may have never been her real enemy. But Venice has kept too many secrets, crossed too many lines, and made too many decisions for her. And when Natalia finally discovers just how long he has been hiding the truth, she has to decide whether knowing why he protected her is enough to forgive him—or whether some secrets are too damaging to survive.