When Ashley Jones learns that her ex-boyfriend is dating her ex-best friend, her hopes for a fresh start in college come crashing down. The payback? Making a fake dating deal with the beloved defenseman of Wellsfield Eagles, Kris Argent, to get revenge. Standalone in the Wellsfield University Series *** Ashley Jones is eager to put the past behind and start afresh at Wellsfield University. However, when she sees her ex-boyfriend kissing her ex-best-friend at a party, her hopes are dampened. Betrayed, hurt, and cornered by the two worst people from her past life, she strikes a fake dating deal with Kris Argent, Wellsfield Eagles' beloved defenseman, to keep up appearances and get revenge. After all, Kris has his own difficult ex and prying hockey teammates he's trying to get away from. But as Kris and Ashley spend more time together, fake starts to feel a little too real and emotions run high. Soon, Ashley faces a bigger dilemma than before. Can she get her happily ever after with Kris, who has given up on love? Or will she be heartbroken all over again?

I woke up in a world that already knew who I was. Or at least... what I was. A female. In a galaxy where females are rarer than stars collapsing, that single word meant everything. Respect. Protection. Power. Too much power. Doors open before I reach them. Voices soften when I speak. Even strangers would bleed for me without asking why. But here's the problem- I don't want any of it. The girl whose body I now wear? She rejected every bond. Every mate. Every expectation. And honestly? I understand her. Because in a world where females command armies of fifty... a hundred males- I chose three. A tiger who looks like violence wrapped in silence. A snake who watches me like I'm a puzzle he refuses to solve. And something deep from the ocean... that feels too much and too intensely. They say females are meant to stabilize the world. But no one told me- What happens when the world starts changing because of me? Because I'm not supposed to grow. Not supposed to change. Not supposed to break the system. And yet- Every bond I form... Every step I take... The rules bend. So now the question isn't- "Who will protect me?" It's- What happens when something rare... becomes something dangerous?