He was born a king. She was taught to kneel. But some girls were made to rise. Valentina Davis has always known how to survive. Keep quiet. Stay small. Never draw attention. A new school is just another place to disappear. Until she crosses paths with Darius Rosso-the boy who rules the school like a throne, the heir to a legacy soaked in secrets, power, and blood. Darius isn't supposed to care about girls like her. And Valentina isn't supposed to fall for boys like him. But there's something between them-a pull she can't explain and he won't let go of. She doesn't want to be seen. He wants the world to know she's his. But in a world where loyalty is everything and love is weakness, claiming his queen could cost him his crown. And stepping into his world might cost her everything. Because even kings bleed. And sometimes, the strongest queens are the ones no one saw coming.

I was designed to vanish. No fingerprints. No attachments. No mistakes. Undercover work wasn't just my job-it was who I was. A shadow trained by the darkest hands. A weapon with no soul left to burn. They told me emotions made you weak. That loyalty was earned in blood. That love was a myth for people who didn't know how to survive. And I believed them. Until a mission blurred the lines. Until the lies started to feel like truths. Until something-or someone-made me question everything I was trained to forget. Now I'm not sure what's more dangerous... The target I was sent to destroy, or the part of myself I might never get back.

Faith St. James is a soccer phenom. Some people say that she's the next Alex Morgan or Mia Hamm. One day she meets a girl and sparks immediately fly. There's just one problem. The girl plays for her school's rival team.