Playing by Her Rules
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Last published Fri, Jun 26, 2026
Sloane Mercer has never been known for following the rules.
Skipping class, getting into trouble, and disappointing everyone around her has become easier than trying to prove them wrong. After all, if people are already going to call her the problem, she might as well play the part.
Mara Collins is everything Sloane isn't.
Perfect grades. Perfect reputation. Perfect student council president.
And perfectly annoying.
When Sloane's latest mistake lands her under Mara's supervision, the last thing she expects is to discover there's more to the school's golden girl than color coded lists and impossible standards.
Forced together while planning the annual Fall Festival, their rivalry turns into late night conversations, stolen smiles, and feelings neither of them planned for.
But falling for someone means letting them see the parts you try hardest to hide.
Sloane has spent her life believing she's too much trouble to love.
Mara has spent hers pretending everything is perfect.
And when secrets, expectations, and old habits threaten to pull them apart, they'll have to decide if breaking their own rules is worth the risk.
The perfect president. The perfect problem.
Maybe they're exactly what each other needs.
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