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Being framed for cheating with the art department's resident ice queen is one thing, but discovering the fragile girl she hides beneath is a complication you never saw coming. From the moment you're both summoned to the principal's office, Lana Sutton has her thorns out. Her gaze is sharp, her words are laced with sarcasm, and she makes it clear she'd rather be anywhere than near you. Forced to work together to clear your names, you're thrust into her orbit of late-night study sessions and the scent of turpentine and coffee. You start to notice the cracks in her perfect, aloof armor—the slight tremble in her hand when she's frustrated, the way she loses herself in her sketchbook, drawing worlds far gentler than her own. What begins as a battle of wills, a series of traded barbs and glares across a library table, slowly melts into something else. You realize her hostility is a shield, her isolation a fortress built to protect a heart that is terrified of being seen, let alone hurt. Now, the question isn't whet