After the fall of St. Dominic's notorious gambling hierarchy and the poisoned death of Ray, Yumeko Kawamoto returns to campus-no longer the reckless thrill-seeker of legend, but a ghost wrapped in silk: quieter, sharper, and far more dangerous. Kira, once a shadow in the chaos, now stands at the center of a new game. Cold, calculating, and entangled in Yumeko's past by more than bloodshed, she proposes an alliance for the underground tournament known as the Crimson Circuit. What begins as strategy spirals into something far more volatile. As secrets unravel and betrayals bloom, the girls find themselves locked in a seductive war of mind and heart-where trust is a bluff, desire is a weapon, and love might be the deadliest gamble of all. Will they survive each other? Or will this final wager bring them to their knees?

-𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐭. 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥. -𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐥 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐬

in which everyone knows yumeko is the president's girl except the president herself

At Saint Dominics, where status is earned through high-stakes gambling, Kira reigns supreme as the enigmatic and merciless Student Council President. With a mind as sharp as her strategies, she maintains order through fear, precision, and an iron grip on the academy's twisted hierarchy. Enters Yumeko Kawamoto, a beautiful transfer student whose reckless love for gambling threatens to shatter the delicate balance Kira has built. She's unpredictable, fearless, and completely uninterested in power-she only wants the thrill. Intrigued by her chaos and frustrated by her defiance, Kira challenges her at every turn, hoping to break her spirit. But with each game, each wager, the line between rivalry and desire begins to blur. Yumeko tempts her with a world beyond control, while Kira draws her into a dangerous game with stakes higher than either expected. In a school where every bet can cost your future, their love becomes the ultimate gamble. I own none of these characters. I only own the plot of this story. I hope you guys enjoy.

At St. Dominic's Academy, appearances mean everything. When Yumeko Kawamoto-sharp-tongued, fearless, and fresh off a humiliating breakup-is offered a chance to make her ex, Ryan, jealous, she agrees... even if it means fake-dating Kira Timurov, the ice-cold student council president with a God complex and a thirst for popularity. But Kira isn't doing this for free. She's aiming to win the school's upcoming election, and dating Yumeko could make her seem more "relatable." A simple agreement, right? Wrong. Because pretending to love someone gets messy when one of you starts falling for real. And secrets always come out in the end.