Everybody at Bellamy Heights knew two things: Money mattered. And appearances mattered more. Y/N Valdez had both. Pretty, rich, impossible to ignore, and constantly posted all over social media like she belonged in a magazine instead of senior year homeroom. People thought her life was perfect from the outside. Designer bags, yacht parties, private school drama, expensive perfume, and boys practically fighting for her attention. Then came Hudson Calloway. The golden boy with messy blond hair, blue eyes, old-money family connections, and a smile that made adults trust him instantly. His father was running for governor, meaning cameras followed him everywhere. Every move mattered. Every relationship became gossip. So when Y/N and Hudson suddenly start showing up together, the entire city becomes obsessed. People think it’s a publicity relationship. A rich girl and a politician’s son using each other for attention. Honestly? They kind of are. At first. But fake kisses for cameras slowly become real late-night phone calls. Staged date nights turn into genuine jealousy. And somewhere between black-tie parties, screaming matches in parking garages, and learning each other’s worst secrets, they realize they might actually be falling in love. Which is a problem. Because Hudson’s family wants perfection. And Y/N was never the girl people called “safe.”