Rush — Tori Minard

Caroline: I'm happy with my boyfriend, Trent. He's handsome, popular, a football player. Sometimes I wonder how a plain girl like me got so lucky I ended up with a guy like him. So why can't I stop dreaming about his stepbrother Max? Not only is he a former dropout and runaway, he's weird -- an occultist, if you can believe it. And Trent says he murdered someone once, when he was just a kid. He's the kind of guy I should stay far away from, not someone I should secretly admire. Want. Need. But Max understands me in ways Trent never could. He believes me when I tell him a ghost is haunting me, and he's willing to help me do something about it. And when he touches me, when we kiss, I forget there was ever another guy in my life. Max: I don't know how a sweet girl like Caroline ended up with a prick like my stepbrother Trent. His favorite hobby when we were kids was torturing me. Unfortunately for him, I grew up to be even bigger and tougher than he is. And now I want his girlfriend. If I were a good guy, I'd leave her alone. If I were a good guy, I wouldn't use Caroline, seduce her, just to get back at Trent. But I'm not a good guy. I'll do whatever I have to do to get revenge on that bastard of a stepbrother of mine, use whatever tools I have at my disposal, including magic and lies and illusion. Problem is, I want Caro for so much more than revenge. The closer I get to her, the more I share her problems, the more I want her for always instead of for payback. But I've ruined any chance to have her love, especially once she discovers why I'm with her.