First love. First betrayal. One dare away from unraveling everything. Truen "Tru" I was twelve when I realized I loved him.Thirteen when I kissed him.And the next day, he made me hate myself for it. Darien turned our friendship into a weapon.Now he calls me his stepbrother and looks right through me like I’m nothing.He pretends he doesn’t remember that night in the closet. But I do.I still taste him like blood in my mouth.I remember how he kissed me back—and how he made sure I paid for it. If Darien taught me anything, it’s that love isn’t a game.The first dare broke us. The second dare might set us free. Darien "Dare" I kissed him back.Because I wanted to.Because it felt like falling, and I wanted to crash. But wanting him meant admitting too much, so I crushed it.I burned the bridge and left him on the other side, holding the match I lit. He thinks I forgot. I didn’t.I remember everything—his mouth, his breath, the sound he made when our lips touched. I’ve hated him ever since for making it matter.But I hate myself more for wanting it again.And God help me, I do. This isn’t a love story.It’s a reckoning. Double Dared is a standalone M/M romance packed with longing, banter, emotional gut punches, and heat that burns.