Odette
"I like you" sounds easy enough to say, until you're saying it to the boy you've loved for years. Your best friend. The one person you thought would never break your heart.
For years, I've secretly admired Devin Will, my childhood best friend. And now, I've finally gathered the courage to confess my feelings.
Except, before I could even get the words out, I found him in the piano classroom, making out with Anna—the girl I hate most in the entire academy.
"She's just a friend," he said.
Fine. If that's what he wanted me to believe, so be it.
But nobody expected the calm and collected Devin Will to snap when I kissed Damien Vale—his biggest rival, the notorious basketball captain, and the last guy I should ever get involved with.
One kiss. One scandal. And suddenly, my life at Crestmont Institute is spiraling out of control.
At Crestmont, there's an unspoken rule: stay loyal, or suffer the consequences. And when a kiss becomes public knowledge, rejection isn't just embarrassing. It can cost you your place in the academy's social hierarchy.
Now, with my reputation on the line and everyone waiting to see who will claim me or cast me aside. I have two choices.
Devin, the boy I've loved all my life.
Or Damien, the boy I should never have kissed.
The problem?
One broke my heart. The other might just be the reason I lose it completely.
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