My past is filled with lies and deceit, but I'm about to uncover it all, if it doesn't tear me apart first.

When I came to Greenwood undercover as a man, I had one mission: infiltrate the Franco Syndicate, bring down the kingdom my ex-boyfriends built, and leave without a backward glance.

Too bad my plan went off the rails, and I'm staring my past directly in the eyes.

The moment he stepped into my bedroom, looked me in the eyes, and uttered my name, I knew it was all over, and I had to get out.

He swears their innocence. Says they love me with all their hearts and begs me for a second chance so he can prove to me that they had nothing to do with the night I nearly died.

All while keeping my secret locked behind his lips.

As I dig further into my past, I don't know who to believe. My memories? My uncle? The three boys from my past?

I'm bursting at the seams with doubt, and nothing makes sense anymore.

Between blackmail, obsessions from rival gangs, bodies piling up, initiations, betrayals, and snakes hiding in the shadows ready to strike, I know my time at Greenwood University won't be boring.

If I make it through this.

Five years ago, I survived the flames that were meant to kill me, and I came out stronger on the other side. But my strength is wavering, and I don't know if I can take the burn a second time.

Because I'm unraveling.

Tropes:

  • Academy

  • Why-Choose

  • Secret Girl

  • Girl in Disguise

  • Secret Identity

  • College Town Mystery

  • Childhood Friends to Enemies to Lovers

Trigger Warnings:
Please note that The Unravelings is a dark romance and has dark themes. I’ve tried to list everything you might encounter.

Please let me know if I missed anything that should be added to the list.

Thank you.

Triggers:

  • Graphic Violence

  • Torture

  • Sexual situations

  • Detailed sex scenes

  • Gang and Mafia situations

  • Betrayal and Attempted Murder

  • Memories of Parental abuse

  • Memories of Domestic Violence between parental figures.

  • Substance use (character uses alcohol as a coping mechanism and becomes blackout drunk, hoping to forget their trauma.)

  • Parental drug addictions

  • Multiple occasions of drugging a character—they don’t know it happened. (Malic is wild, y’all.)