❝There is nothing to be sorry about, Dylans. It's not your fault. You didn't do anything.❞ I crave academic validation. But so does he... It is clear Dakota Reid and Nyla Dylans were close. Outside of school grounds, they were what most would call close friends. Always fooling around and putting up with each other's remarks. All until Nyla moved away from Presley in the sixth grade. She finally got out of Dakota's hair and he could breath a sigh of relief. He didn't realize how fast almost seven years can truly go by until Nyla moves back to the city she was born and raised in. Dakota was always number one... but not for long. Nyla wants Valedictorian just as much as Dakota does. Now the two are tied. Test time is coming up? Good, now who will get the higher grade? Partner projects? No worries, they will never choose each other. They know working together is impossible. There are no words to describe them other than academic rivals. Being next-door neighbors only made their competition stronger. Will Dakota be able to follow in his father's footsteps fast enough or will Nyla beat him to the number one spot? The end of the first semester is approaching faster than one could speak. Which star student will be labeled Valedictorian? Only the two-digit number most would call GPA will let them find out. Oh rivalry. This should be fun. ✰dual point of view ✰can be read as a stand-alone #1 in rivals 11/12/2021

❝𝖨𝗇 𝖺 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗅𝖽 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗐𝗈 𝗌𝗈𝗎𝗅𝗌 𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗋𝗎𝗆 𝗈𝖿 𝖾𝗑𝗂𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾, 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝗐𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝗄𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖲𝗎𝗇 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖬𝗂𝖽𝗇𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍, 𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖽 𝖻𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗂𝗋 𝗉𝗈𝗅𝖺𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗒❞