He cornered me in the hallway, one hand braced above my head.

“Fake date me,” Lucien said, voice calm, eyes dangerous.

I blinked. “Excuse me?”

“You want to make him jealous. I want to ruin her.”

His smile was pure sin. “Say yes, and we both win.”

**************

All I ever wanted was to survive Ravenscroft Academy. Matt—my best friend, my maybe-someday—was supposed to be safe. Until he chose Roxanne, the girl who’s bullied me for being poor, curvy, and unwanted since day one.

Enter Lucien Knox Ravenscroft: the bad boy heir, ruthless, rich, and dangerously possessive. His fake-dating offer is a game of power, obsession, and enemies-to-lovers sparks. One kiss becomes gossip. One rumor becomes a bet. If Matt notices me again, I win—and Lucien will help me ruin Roxanne. If not, I belong to him.

But Lucien doesn’t play fair—he plays dirty. And the more we fake it, the more real it feels. Then Seraphina walks in, calling herself his fiancée… and suddenly this isn’t a romance. It’s the start of a dark high school war....