Why Don't You Want Me?

Remy Tonge NewAdult

“Are you into me, Riaya?”
Angel’s voice shattered the silence between us, his words cutting through the fragile tension hanging in the air. His deep blue eyes locked onto mine, challenging me, daring me to confess a truth I’d buried so deeply I barely recognized it myself. My heart thundered, my throat tightened, and every nerve in my body screamed for me to step away from him—away from the proximity that made me feel too much.
I felt the heat rise to my cheeks. “Into you?” I croaked, my voice cracking under the weight of my own denial. “Why would I be into you?”
Lame. So painfully lame.
Why Don’t You Want Me?
High school is a battlefield, and no one knows that better than Riaya Winters. Once the quiet girl next door, Riaya has spent years being overlooked and underestimated by her classmates—especially by Angel Daughtry, her former best friend and the boy she’s secretly loved since childhood. But after Angel cuts her off in middle school to protect his reputation, Riaya vows to move on and leave her feelings behind.
Now, years later, rumors swirl that Riaya is still obsessed with Angel—and saving herself just for him. Angel, caught between guilt and confusion, confronts her about the rumors, unwittingly reigniting a spark he thought he’d buried. But Angel is dating Kaya, the queen bee of Ridgewood High and Riaya’s ex-best friend, who will stop at nothing to humiliate Riaya and keep Angel to herself.
As tensions rise, secrets unravel, and lines blur, Riaya transforms herself into someone new—someone stronger, colder, and unafraid to play the game her way. But revenge has its price, and the closer Riaya gets to winning, the more she risks losing the one thing she’s wanted all along: Angel.
Can Riaya truly leave her feelings for Angel behind? Will Angel realize too late that the one he’s been searching for was right in front of him all along? And how far is Kaya willing to go to destroy Riaya’s reputation for good?
Why Don’t You Want Me? is a rollercoaster of love, betrayal, and self-discovery, where every choice has consequences, and not everyone can come out unscathed. Dive into the drama, and find out: Can you ever truly rewrite your story, or will the past always catch up to you?

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