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Eighteen-year-old Aveline "Ave" Locke had left home to attend one of the country's most prestigious law schools. Brilliant, ambitious, and always at the top of her class-unless Kei Adriana Hale was there to take the spot. Nineteen, cold, and untouchable, Kei had learned to rely on no one, with her mother living abroad and her father tied up in another family.
What made things worse was the history between them: Kei was the best friend of Ave's ex. Ave had broken up with her because of Kei-because of the way Kei flirted, the way her ex couldn't stop looking at her, and the tension that had quietly burned between them all. Now, forced into the same classes, competing for every top grade, their rivalry was personal.
But as the semester goes on, they begin to notice each other in ways neither expected. Beneath the tension and competition, moments of understanding, attraction, and unexpected connection start to appear.
Every debate, every assignment, every encounter carries weight. Will their growing bond survive past heartbreak and rivalry, or will history keep them apart?