The girl he bet on

THE GIRL HE BET ON

BELLA

I never thought Alex Callahan would notice me.

He’s the kind of guy girls like me don’t get. Confident. Gorgeous. Popular. Untouchable.

And me?

I’ve spent most of my life making myself smaller so no one else could make me feel small first.

Then he chooses me.

At first, I don’t understand it. I don’t understand why he wants to sit beside me, why he remembers the little things, or why being around him makes me feel like maybe I’m finally enough.

So I let him in.

I let myself fall.

And for the first time, I think someone might actually be falling with me.

ALEX

Bella was never supposed to mean anything.

That was the whole point.

She was supposed to be a challenge. A girl I could charm, date, and walk away from when the game was over.

Simple.

Except Bella isn't simple.

She sees through me in ways no one ever has. She makes me want things I never wanted before. And somewhere along the way, I stop pretending.

The problem?

I can't tell her why I chose her.

Because when she finds out, I'll lose the one person I never expected to love.

And by then, it might already be too late to convince her that what happened between us was real.