Imaginary Strangers (Dangerous Strangers, #1)

by Minka Kent

It was a win-win. Men got the satisfaction of being able to chase (and eventually catch) something they thought they wanted, and I got the satisfaction of not being immediately discarded and devalued.

not that Will’s love and kindness is a red flag—it’s that you’re still holding on to the false narrative that men are only kind when they’re getting what they want from you.