The Last Embrace (Quadro Series #2)
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"The Last Embrace"
Elaraine Dela Cruz thought transferring to Celestine Academy of Excellence would be the start of a new chapter in her life-a life filled with friendship, academic rivalry, and maybe even love. As the richest students in the school, she and her friends stood out, but nothing prepared her for Ethan Velasquez-the perfect yet untouchable campus heartthrob.
From academic battles to stolen glances, from whispered rumors to unexpected confessions, Elaraine finds herself falling deeper into a story that feels too good to be true. But beneath the surface, secrets lurk-secrets that could shatter everything she believed in.
Just when she thought she had finally found her happy ending, reality strikes in the most unexpected way.
Because not all stories end with "happily ever after." Some end with a final embrace. The last embrace.
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