THE LINE BETWEEN US

They said group projects were meant to teach teamwork.
They didn't say anything about surviving it.
Liyah is the new girl-quiet, observant, and determined not to get lost in a school where everyone already seems to know their place. Ethan is the opposite of everything she expected: sharp-tongued, effortlessly smart, and completely uninterested in working with anyone... especially her.
When the teacher pairs them together for a high-stakes term project, it feels less like teamwork and more like punishment.
Ethan has one rule: don't slow him down.
Liyah has one rule: don't tell her what to do.
Somewhere between library arguments, chaotic interruptions from Ethan's overly loud friend Kyle, and late-night planning sessions that go very wrong, the line between "we hate this" and "we understand each other" starts to blur.
But not everything is as simple as school projects and sarcastic comebacks.
Because Ethan doesn't let people in for a reason.
And Liyah might be the first person stubborn enough to break through anyway.
In a world where they were never meant to work together...
why does it suddenly feel like they can't stop?