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At Blackthorne Academy, excellence is divided into two Houses:
those who lead with strength-and those who rule with intelligence.
Eli Carter earns his place through a basketball scholarship, stepping into a world of power, popularity, and quiet hostility.
Mara Carter, his sister, never wanted this place-too polished, too loud, too fake-but her mind earns her a spot among the academy's sharpest students.
Everyone says their mother's death at Blackthorne was an accident.
The school moved on.
The records were cleaned.
The truth was buried.
As rivalries grow, friendships fracture, and secrets surface, Mara begins to notice what others ignore-and Eli realizes success comes with a price.
Because at Blackthorne Academy, nothing is accidental.
And the closer you get to the top, the more dangerous the fall.