You need a keeper, Elsa.

The first time I laid eyes on the delicious mountain of a man, Lachlan "Lock" Kelly, he walked out of the room without giving me a single glance.

You're in trouble now.

It's my junior year at Savage U and life is grand. Except for the fact that Lachlan Kelly lives right next door, he acts like he doesn't know my name, and he barely acknowledges my existence.

I don't get it. How can he so easily look away from me when he's all I see?

The ice queen is melting…

A few angry frat boys and their arm candy make it their mission to ruin my semester and possibly my life. But I show those boys that messing with Elena Sanderson is a fatal mistake, and Lachlan surprisingly backs me up.

And when he finally gives me his attention, I greedily soak up everything he has to offer.

You're arsenic-laced candy

Lachlan tells me I'm bad for him, but he can't resist the pull between us anymore.

I don't break things.

I know he's not staying.

When he goes, he'll leave me tangled up in memories.

I won't play games.

His promises have a time limit, even though I'm beginning to wish they didn't.

Even if it hurts…

We were over before we ever began.

Sweet Like Poison contains dark themes and mature content, including mentions of past assault.