Nicaiah Ysabel Reyes is all headlines and highlighters-a girl born to shine. As the leader of the Supreme Student Council, editor-in-chief of the campus publication, and a consistent academic achiever, she's the girl everyone looks up to. Beauty and brains? She carries both with grace. Now stepping into college as a first-year English major, she's doing her best to keep it all together-even when the pressure threatens to drown her. Then came Finn Lorenz Aguilar-a BTVTED-ACP major, quiet and distant, with a gaze that seems to hold a thousand untold stories. He isn't like the boys who compete for her attention. He doesn't even try. Maybe that's what makes her notice him more. In a world where she's expected to win every time, could he be her greatest reward... or the one risk that finally breaks her? Date written: June 16, 2025 Date finished: June 16, 2025

Some bonds are chosen. Others are carved into your soul. Vivienne didn't believe in vampires until she started to suspect her prince might be one. Which will she sacrifice - humanity or love? ***** Vivienne lives in a world where girls are chosen to become consorts of royalty, aristocrats and the filthy rich. When she catches the eye of a mysterious prince, she begins to suspect that the elite members of society aren't quite human. Her childhood friend, Blake, warned her about vampires before he died under suspicious circumstances - but now she might be bonded to one of the most powerful undead. Who can she trust? And more importantly - can she stop herself from falling in love? [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]] Cover designed by Anastasia Wright