Westcotte is the one of the oldest, most prestigious boarding schools in the United States. And its students are no different, coming from some of the wealthiest and most powerful families in the world.
When Charlotte, a girl who's hopped from school to school her entire life, is suddenly enrolled to Westcotte- she finds herself thrown into a world entirely different from the one she once knew. Surrounded by entitled, arrogant rich kids and extremely demanding schoolwork, Charlotte already begins to struggle with her new life at Westcotte. But when she's forced to move into an apartment across the hall from Jack Austen, the wealthiest and most arrogant boy at school, her struggles double.
Will Jack and Charlotte learn to set aside their differences and find friendship, and possibly even love, in a world where they're constantly pitted against each other? Read chapter by chapter, as they come to find out.
*content warning: smut, substance abuse, mental illness, profanity*
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(cover art made on Canva, courtesy of Cottonbro Studio)
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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