He hates me. At least, that’s what I thought—until I discovered that he doesn’t hate me at all. He hates my name. Mila Berger wants only one thing: a fresh start. A new city. A new university. A shared apartment in Cologne. A life where her father no longer decides what is best for her. Then she meets Noah Winter. Arrogant. Guarded. Infuriatingly attractive. From the moment Noah hears her last name, something in him changes. Berger. Mila has no idea why he seems to despise her. But when she discovers an eight-year-old corporate scandal connecting their families, everything begins to make sense. Noah’s father became the face of a financial scandal that destroyed his career and tore his family apart. Mila’s father worked for the same company. A woman disappeared before she could testify. And somewhere between manipulated documents, hidden payments, and a mysterious archive box marked B-17 lies a truth someone has spent years trying to bury. But Mila doesn’t know everything. Noah knew her name before they truly met. And his presence in her seminar was no coincidence. The closer Mila gets to the truth, the harder it becomes to separate suspicion from desire. Because beneath Noah’s anger is something far more complicated than hate—and the man she has every reason not to trust is becoming the one person she cannot stay away from. But some secrets don’t just destroy families. They change everything you thought you knew about the people you love. HE HATES ME is Book 1 of an emotional New Adult romantic suspense series filled with slow-burn tension, family secrets, betrayal, hidden motives, and a love story that begins with a lie.
