At Blackthorne Academy, money buys privilege. Power buys protection. And the Sovereigns? They have both. Elena Hart has worked too hard to earn her place at one of the country's most prestigious academies to let a bunch of entitled rich kids ruin it. As one of only twelve scholarship students in her year, she has a simple plan: keep her grades up, make a few friends, enjoy herself occasionally, and graduate with her future secured. Unfortunately, publicly embarrassing Blackthorne's resident queen bee wasn't part of that plan. Neither was Jasper Sovereign. Billionaire heir. Untouchable senior. The unofficial king of Blackthorne and the kind of man who has never been told no without finding it entertaining. He's arrogant, infuriatingly charming, ridiculously attractive, and entirely too accustomed to getting whatever, or whoever, he wants. And for some reason, he's suddenly interested in her. Elena knows exactly what girls like her mean to guys like Jasper. A temporary distraction. Someone to flirt with between parties before returning to their perfectly arranged, ridiculously expensive lives. She's not interested in becoming another name on his list. But Jasper Sovereign doesn't particularly enjoy being ignored. And beneath his expensive clothes, wicked smile, and questionable morals is a man who plays by his own rules. At Blackthorne, everyone knows better than to challenge a Sovereign. Elena apparently missed that particular lesson. ________________________________________ An addictive, spicy, morally gray elite-academy romance filled with old money, jealousy, dangerous attraction, ruthless social hierarchies, and a possessive MMC who isn't accustomed to hearing the word no.

Winning a scholarship to one of the most prestigious Ivy league college in the country was supposed to be the beginning of her future. A chance to escape her ordinary life and prove she belonged among the elite. But the moment she steps through the school's iron gates, she realizes not everyone wants her there. Especially him. The arrogant heir to a powerful family. Feared, admired, and impossible to ignore. He treats the school like his kingdom and everyone else like pieces on a chessboard. To him, she's just another scholarship student who doesn't belong. What begins as a battle of pride soon drags her into a world of dark secrets, ruthless games, and scandals buried beneath the school's perfect reputation. The deeper she gets, the harder it becomes to tell who is friend, who is enemy, and why the boy who seems determined to destroy her keeps saving her when it matters most. At a school where power is everything and trust is a weakness, surviving may be harder than getting in. And falling for the wrong person could be her biggest mistake of all.