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Surviving military school is hard. Surviving him is impossible.
Sixteen-year-old Angelina never asked to be shipped off to a military academy, but thanks to her late mother's will, she's stuck in a place where discipline rules and freedom is just a memory. The worst part? Her assigned tutor, Major Christopher, a strict, arrogant soldier who seems to enjoy making her life miserable.
Christopher has enough problems of his own-demotions, impossible training drills, and a haunted past that won't let him sleep. The last thing he needs is babysitting a reckless, stubborn girl who doesn't know when to keep her mouth shut.
But as tensions rise between them, so do the secrets buried beneath the academy's rigid structure. When rules are broken and pasts collide, Angelina and Christopher will have to decide if they can survive each other... or if the academy will break them first.
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