Degrees of desire
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Maya Carter and Leo Hastings have never seen eye to eye. From classrooms to hallways, every encounter is a battlefield of biting remarks, stolen glances, and bruised egos. She's trying to outrun the chaos at home. He's hiding the darkness in his. All they have in common is a relentless drive to win - and each other.
But when one night pushes them past rivalry into something far more complicated, the rules start to blur. What begins as hatred twists into something hotter, sharper, and far more dangerous.
Love isn't in the syllabus.
But neither is the kind of desire that builds with every fight.
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