In Silent Defiance (Defiance Series #2)

Adrielle Maurice Vanderlin has always known that politics is a game of strategy. A Political Science student and the daughter of one of the country's most influential senators, she has spent her life learning that power is built on alliances, calculated decisions, and, more often than not, silence.

Raya Kashika Ravena chose a different path. An Education student majoring in English with an unwavering belief that change begins in the classroom, she dreams of shaping future generations instead of chasing influence. Raised by a family of public school teachers, she believes integrity is worth more than prestige.

Though they belong to different colleges, fate places them on the same campus stage when they are elected as officers of their respective departments. What begins as professional respect soon turns into rivalry, and before either of them realizes it, an undeniable attraction.

But in a university where influence carries weight and expectations shape every decision, choosing each other may be the one choice neither of them can afford.

"How can we have a future when everything around us tells us we're standing on opposite sides?"