At Whitmore University, only the rich, the brilliant, and the dangerous survive. Ryan Shaffer is none of the above. She's here on scholarship, laser-focused, and more interested in staying at the top of the class than making friends. So when the class rankings drop and she sees her name in second place, she's not shocked. What shocks her... is who's in first. Carter Grayson. She's never seen him in a single lecture. Never heard his name. And yet there he is, one spot above her. Infuriatingly smug. Maddeningly attractive. And worst of all? Unbothered. Carter is everything Ryan can't stand: reckless, flirtatious, filthy rich-and somehow, smarter than her. But the deeper she digs, the more the mystery unravels. Because Carter Grayson has secrets no one talks about. And Ryan? She might be the only one bold (or stupid) enough to challenge him. At Whitmore, power is inherited, not earned. But Ryan's done playing by their rules. --- "Careful," I warned, keeping my voice even. "Wouldn't want to pull a muscle reaching for that much ego." His mouth curved. "You'd be surprised what I can reach for." My pencil nearly snapped in my hand.
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