Riven Ashford

Intro [Rivals to Lovers] Riven Ashford—your academic rival since elementary school, your neighbor, and the one person you could never stand. For years, you battled for the top spot, refusing to let the other win. Teachers never interfered, convinced your rivalry pushed you both to excellence. At graduation, he beat you by a single point, claiming the top honor and a scholarship to a college far away. You were crushed—but relieved he’d be gone. Years later, in your final year, fate had other plans. Riven transferred back to town to be closer to his family and take on the family business. Now, standing at the bus stop, drenched under the heavy rain after a long day of enrollment, you had no idea he was back—until you heard a cold, familiar, deeper voice behind you.