|| All is fair in love and war || EXCERPT: "Are you sure about this?" he asked me, his beautiful brown eyes staring right into mine, trapping me in a warm embrace I longed for. I gulped, very sure that he could hear the rate of my pounding heart, aching to break out and tell him the truth. 'No, you can't' the voice in the back of my head whispered as I closed my eyes. "Yes..." I whispered back to him. Without hesitation, he brought his lips down onto mine. No turning back now. ========= At Valentine academy, the one who falls first shall always be subjected to those who are superior. The Players' Game is meant only for those with strong hearts and devious minds to emerge victorious... as The Ultimate Player. April Rose prided herself to be unmoved by men's silly advances. She had bigger things to deal with than playing a game of cat and mouse with passion hungry wolves. She stood at the top, being number one in everything she could possibly be at the academy, even as the Ice Queen. What happens when cupid makes her his next victim? The thought of losing her power and influence as the Queen never once crossed her mind. How? Because the news never forecasted the arrival of Valerio Phoenix to blow up a storm in the academy. Will her stubborn heart fare when an onslaught of long shut away emotions sway her from new King, Valerio Phoenix and Player, Joshua Peters? || RATED PG-13 || ||WARNING|| May contain slight cussing and mild graphic scenes

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