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All I wanted was a quiet semester. A chance to finally live life on my own terms, away from the chaos of the family that raised me.
But nothing about my life has ever been normal.
The people who took me in after my parents' mysterious deaths are different. Protective. Possessive. Bound by rules they won't explain and a hatred for the rival school in the next town that feels too personal.
I chose Saint Erelim for its prestige. For once, it was a decision that was mine.
Since I left Crescent University, K, the boy I grew up with, has become more restless. Tense. Watching me carefully, like something's eating at him but he can't bring himself to say what.
I told myself it was nothing. Just distance. Just change.
Then I met them.
Jay, the rebellious boy with a lazy grin and eyes that dare the world to stop him. I'm pretty sure he has his own theme song with guitar riffs, explosions, and a figure walking away from a burning blaze. He's always one bad decision away from pulling me into his chaos, and I can't decide if I want to stop him or follow him straight into the fire.
Sunghoon, the cold prince who is untouchable, unreadable, and fully unaware how devastatingly beautiful he looks doing absolutely nothing. Whenever he enters the room, time slows like we're in a perfume commercial and everyone else forgot their lines. And when his eyes meet mine, it feels impossible to breathe.
Heeseung, the perfect golden boy who everyone adores. He's somehow good at everything, his charm is easy, his laugh is perfectly timed. He shines so brightly it actually hurts my eyes. Yet behind that perfect smile, I sense there's something dark that he's desperate to hide.
They shouldn't notice me. They shouldn't want me. But every glance feels like a secret, every touch like a stolen promise.
There's something dark pulsing beneath this rivalry, something ancient that ties Saint Erelim University to the family I thought I knew.
And I'm somehow in the center of it.