A defiant school bully and a cool, aloof top student should have been as incompatible as fire and water. But after one unexpected rescue, they glimpsed the truth hidden beneath each other's sharp edges: his domineering nature concealed a fierce protectiveness, while his distance concealed indulgence. Amid their hard-hitting clashes, the sweetness of being favored melted away in secret. When dominance met tacit consent, the two hedgehogs finally lowered their spines in each other's arms.
