At Ravenshore University, rumors spread faster than secrets. After a public betrayal turns Iris Laurent into campus gossip overnight, the last person she expects to notice her is Arlo Hart - the boy surrounded by whispers, dangerous rumors, and silence. Their relationship begins as nothing more than an arrangement. Fake. Temporary. Meaningless. At least that's what they tell themselves. But somewhere between late-night arguments, hidden truths, and feelings neither of them were prepared for, pretending starts to feel dangerously real. And the worst part? Arlo Hart is hiding something that could ruin everything.