02 Bastards Of Boulder Cove - Vicious Lies - Ra... Apr 2026

He reached for her hand, his fingers finally clean of the town's grime. They were no longer just characters in a scandal; they were the authors of what came next.

It started with a photo slipped into her locker: a grainy shot of her father, the town’s supposedly "saintly" sheriff, exchanging a heavy envelope with Silas Vane, the de facto leader of the Bastards. The caption was simple: The law belongs to us. "You're staring, Sloane," a low voice rasped behind her. 02 Bastards of Boulder Cove - Vicious Lies - Ra...

The deal was struck in the shadows of the cliffs: Sloane would help Silas uncover who was leaking the Bastards' private ledgers—a betrayal from within their own circle—and in exchange, the evidence against her father would vanish. He reached for her hand, his fingers finally

The air in Boulder Cove didn't just smell like salt and pine; it smelled like secrets. At the elite Prep Academy, the "Bastards"—a trio of boys born from the town’s wealthiest scandals—ruled the hallways with a cold, untouchable grace. The caption was simple: The law belongs to us

Sloane knew better than to cross them. But then came the .

Silas didn't flinch. Instead, he stepped into her space, the scent of expensive cologne and rain-damp pavement surrounding her. "In Boulder Cove, the truth is just a story someone hasn't paid enough to kill yet. My father bought your dad years ago. The question is... what are you going to do to buy him back?"

Silas looked out at the churning black water. "The Bastards were built on lies, Sloane. Maybe it's time we let the tide take them."