Dua, a quiet girl with dreams bigger than her modest life, steps into the elite world of St. Elara's Academy on a scholarship, hoping to secure a better future for her family. Surrounded by marble walls, privileged students, and unspoken rules, she feels out of place. But she's determined to survive-no matter what.
Enter Salar. Arrogant, teasing, and effortlessly charming, he's everything Dua doesn't have time for. But fate seems to have other plans. A simple bump in the hallway leads to stolen glances, awkward encounters, and an undeniable connection that neither of them saw coming.
As Dua struggles to navigate her insecurities and Salar wrestles with his own secrets, their worlds begin to collide in ways that will test their hearts, their boundaries, and everything they thought they knew about love.
Will Dua find a place for herself in a world that was never meant for her? And more importantly, will she let someone in along the way?
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As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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