“
Everyone had a box they stayed in. Only stepping out once in a blue moon.

  Okay, so maybe we weren't that boxed in, but this was the ultimate day of days. 
  Our blue moon was May first. Dare Day.
  Cue the recreational explosives. 
  On this day, one of us could get a tattoo because we'd always wanted to and our parents wouldn't let us. 
  Or we could ask a cute guy out that we'd been crushing on for months. 
  Better yet, one of us could end up kissing a guy we'd absolutely despised, even though I- one of us... had known the feeling was mutual. 
  All of this could happen and all we'd have to do was move on with our lives after. 
  Enjoy the last of school, get our diplomas, and have the best summer we could ask for while dreading with excitement, the coming fall and the start of college.

  But this year was different. 
  All our dares came back snapping at us like piranha. Actions met consequences. Tears were shed—with maybe some blood. And hurt found betrayal.

”

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They're four friends with a tradition that's challenged them in more ways than one. In the past, and now, the present. 
  But unlike the past, several things hadn't just died as the days went by—they grew. They became real, they became demons, and they hunted.
  Some relationships are worth sacrificing, but others are worth holding on to for a lifetime. 
  It's not just about romance. It's about sisterhood.

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***Contains suggestive content/language***
                    Slow burn romance

Dare Devils

I lean back, blinking rapidly. It takes me a moment to reply because I have to make sure I heard the name right.
“You said *Lorenxo*?” I point above me to where I know he’s still on the top deck. Just to make sure we’re talking about the same person here.
Reese nods.
I go through my head again...

i. Dare Day

ii. packing threats

iii. dismissal's couples

iv. ultimatum

v. protect the bros

vi. jumping the needle

vii. hurt me twice...

viii. caution to the wind

ix. devil with a smirk

x. challenges

xi. the upside of humiliation

xii. unsettling events

xiii. shoulders to lean on

xiv. better nights

xv. warmer

xvi. the hour of wicked kings

xvii. think bigger

xviii. sincerely, vicious.

xix. a crack in the wall

xx. breakthrough

xxi. two hearts with one lie

xxii. eternal internal bleeding

xxiii. just above the tide

xxiv. transparent

xxv. bruised, battered, broken

xxvi. down 'n out

xxvii. those who push

xxviii. lost & distractions

xxix. passing history

xxx. something new

xxxi. something old

xxxii. makes me feel the way you do