bella, emily and claire are happy in their shared house with the spare room they've turned into a girls' sanctuary, but when there's a change in finances they need a new housemate. at first there's a "no boys" rule, but the only applicant is male. he's also entirely unsuitable. unfortunately, they're desperate. enter edward cullen, annoying since the day he knocked on the door.

There is no reason - no reason whatsoever that someone as famous as Edward Cullen would reply to a message someone sent him through social media. So why is he replying to me?

It's late, lights blaze with music and the beat is relentless. For one girl and one boy, this isn't just another party. In the whisper silk dark, everything changes. Do you search for your destiny or does it find you? Do you choose love or are you chosen?

He calls, she answers. He says he's not ringing from home. She's sure he hasn't given her his real name, but she hasn't given him hers, either. These things don't matter - she's just going to tell him a story.