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Atheli and Stephen
Paperback
Publisher: Erigin
Published: Feb 12 2026
Pages: 212
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.48 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
For Atheli Thomas, senior year meant two things: surviving her bully, and savoring the letters from her Secret Admirer.
Stephen Andrews had made her life hell for as long as she could remember. His cruelty was the one constant in her crumbling world.
The letters from her Secret Admirer were her only escape. Poetic, perceptive, and perfect, they made her feel seen for the first time.
But Stephen saw something else. He saw the obsession lurking behind the elegant script. He saw the danger she was too flattered to recognize. And when a family tragedy left Atheli homeless and utterly alone, it was Stephen-her tormentor- who offered her a place to stay.
In the stark silence of his apartment, a fragile truce began. The bullying stopped. A fierce, confusing protectiveness took its place. Atheli started to see the wounded, brilliant boy behind the cruel mask. She started to fall for him.
And that's when her Secret Admirer made his move. The fantasy shattered, revealing a predator. The boy who had once been her greatest enemy became her only shield against a threat she never saw coming.
This is not a story about a secret crush.
This is a story about learning that the most dangerous attention isn't always the one that hurts you-sometimes, it's the one that feels like a dream. And the person who saves you might be the one you never thought to trust.
A dark, gripping tale of misplaced trust, unexpected redemption, and the terrifying cost of being seen.
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