Hellebore Fields by Rivkah Plume

He says I m his light. But loving him feels like drowning in shadows. At UC Wisteria I m supposed to be chasing my future: books scholarship and a life I ve fought tooth and nail to earn. But instead I m being chased by Branwen Atthill the campus hockey star with sharp edges hidden scars and ice-blue eyes that track my every move like I belong to him. When his obsession transforms into something that looks like love I fall headfirst into the dark fairytale I always craved-until I start losing myself in its twisted pages. Branwen is dangerous. Possessive. Beautiful in ways that make me forget to breathe. When the violence starts I convince myself I can fix him. That if I love him hard enough my light will chase away his darkness. But as secrets unravel and the campus grows more dangerous I m forced to confront the question I ve been too terrified to ask: if I survive loving him will I still recognize the girl I was before he consumed me? HE S EVERYTHING I WAS WARNED ABOUT AND THE ONLY BOY I VE EVER WANTED TO BURN FOR. Trigger Warning & Tropes: Contemporary Dark Romance Erotic Thriller Dark Academia Hockey Romance Stalker Grumpy/Sunshine Dubious Consent Possessive Tortured Past Rags-to-Riches Murder.