Getting into Westbridge University was supposed to be the hardest part. Then I met Theodore Beaumont. Westbridge’s golden boy. The university’s top student. My biggest competition for the prestigious Presidential Fellowship. Arrogant, infuriating, and unfortunately living directly across the hall from me. Now every grade is a battle, every argument is a competition, and every encounter feels like a challenge. The problem? The more I try to beat him, the harder it becomes to ignore him. And somewhere between rivalry, late-night arguments, and stolen glances, the one person I swore I’d never like is becoming impossible to hate.
For generations, Aurelia and Valoria have been enemies. Wars, betrayal, and bloodshed have kept their kingdoms divided. Now, with another war looming, peace comes with a price neither heir is willing to pay. YN, Princess of Aurelia, is forced into an arranged engagement with Crown Prince Lucien Ashbourne—the heir to the kingdom her family has spent generations fighting. He is proud. Controlled. Infuriating. You refuse to bow to him. He refuses to bend for you. Every conversation becomes a battle. Every royal gathering becomes a performance. And every moment spent together makes the hatred between you harder to understand. You were brought together to prevent a war. Neither of you expected to become the other’s greatest weakness.
A quiet music student and an expressive university student find their lives unexpectedly connected. Two different personalities, two different worlds, and a story of friendship, emotions, and a bond that slowly begins to grow.
You were supposed to be focused on debuting. Not becoming friends with seven idols. But one random group-chat notification changes everything. Between trainee life, late-night messages, chaotic friendships, impossible schedules, and one boy who seems to enjoy getting on your nerves, your life starts becoming a lot more complicated than you planned. Sometimes, the people you never expected to meet become the ones you can’t imagine living without.
