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CRUELTY IN DISGUISE: HELL MADE FOR HER
"He promised her hell... she thought it was love."
Xiandra Veto came from nothing, yet earned her place in Aetherium Academy... A school built for the wealthy and the brilliant. She is smart, kind, and sees beauty in everything... just like the heroines in her favorite books.
Lucien Hawthorne has everything. Born into power, admired by all, and narcissistically cold as ice, he believes he is above everyone else. To him, people are either worshippers... or nothing at all.
One accident changes everything. After a single mistake, Lucien vows to make Xiandra's life miserable. He torments her, insults her, and makes sure she knows her place. He wants her gone.
But Xiandra knows better. In her mind, every harsh word, every glare, every act of cruelty is just his clumsy way of getting her attention. He acts like he hates her... but she knows the truth.
Or does she?
A story of arrogance, delusion, and the very thin line between hate and love.