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Melody Reyes has always been the best-top of her class, headstrong, relentless, and with zero tolerance for distractions. Especially not the infuriatingly smug Zane Carter, her longtime academic rival with the lazy smirk, razor-sharp wit, and a habit of getting under her skin like no one else.
When a semester project forces them into a reluctant partnership, their years of competitive tension suddenly unravel into something more charged-something neither of them is ready to admit. Melody is determined to keep things strictly professional, while Zane seems hell-bent on testing every one of her limits, with teasing words and lingering glances that speak louder than they should.
But behind Zane's cocky charm lies a truth he's never said out loud-he's always noticed her. The girl with fire in her eyes and steel in her spine. The one who laughs like it's her secret weapon. And Melody, who prides herself on control, finds herself unraveling as his presence starts feeling less like war and more like gravity.
Between late-night study sessions, clashing egos, and stolen moments they can't quite explain, Melody and Zane are about to discover that sometimes, love doesn't come with fireworks-it sneaks in like a challenge you never planned to lose.