Love's Hidden Game

Larisa Walker has always been laser-focused on one thing: time. Every minute spent on anything other than solving complex equations feels like a wasted second to her. She's brilliant, reserved, and perfectly content in her bubble, her mind always a few steps ahead of everyone else. Her classmates get it-don't expect a conversation with Larisa unless it's absolutely necessary. So when Samuel Perez, the class clown with a smile that could charm the whole school, decides to make her the target of his latest challenge, he doesn't know what he's getting into.

Larisa insulted him once. Now, Samuel's out for revenge. His plan? Make her fall for him. Distract her. Get inside her head and watch her unravel as she loses focus and fails her next big test. It'll be his victory. His proof that even someone as smart as Larisa can be brought down by something as trivial as a guy.

What Samuel doesn't know is that Larisa has been hiding feelings for him for years-feelings she's buried under her sharp intellect and cool demeanor. She'd never let anyone know. Not even him. So when Samuel starts his game, pretending to care, pretending to be interested in her, she's torn between letting herself feel something for him and maintaining control of the life she's worked so hard to perfect.

But as the lines between his act and his real feelings blur, Samuel starts to realize that the game isn't as simple as he thought. Maybe he didn't just want to make her fall for him. Maybe he wants something real, something deeper.

Now, with both their hearts on the line, the question is: who will crack first? Will Larisa find out Samuel's true intentions before it's too late? Or will she let herself fall for the one person who might break her heart?