He called her "scholarship" like it was an insult. She called him an entitled asshole in front of the entire school. Now they're partners. And that's when things get dangerous. Elena Cross knows she doesn't belong at Ashford Academy. The borrowed suitcases, the worn backpack, the way everyone looks through her like she's invisible-it all screams scholarship student. She came here to prove herself. To make her mom proud. To finally be someone. Then West Ashford notices her. West-self-proclaimed king of the elite boarding school, legacy royalty, untouchable in every way. He's cruel, arrogant, and carrying secrets that could destroy him. The first words he says to her? You'll disappear in three days. They all do. Elena has other plans. She stands up to him. Insults him publicly. Declares war on the most powerful boy at Ashford. She expects him to destroy her. Instead, he becomes her English partner. Her unexpected ally. Her friend. And then... something more. But West is hiding the truth about his brother's death. Elena is one misstep away from losing her scholarship. And The Legacy-the elite group that rules Ashford-doesn't forgive rule-breakers. Especially when the rule being broken is: Never fall for a scholarship student. When you're responsible for lives other than your own, you do what you have to do. Even if it means choosing between love and survival. A forbidden romance about class warfare, dark secrets, and two people who should never have met but can't stay apart.
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