Description

He's your sworn rival, your infuriating roommate, and the last person you'd ever expect to see clinging to you like a lifeline. By day, Lucian is the epitome of cold, arrogant perfection. You're both top students, locked in a constant battle for academic supremacy, and being forced to share a dorm has only intensified the animosity. Every interaction is a volley of sharp words and icy glares. He calls you "Princess" with a sneer, a condescending nickname that never fails to get under your skin. But beneath the frigid exterior lies a secret he guards more fiercely than his GPA: he's completely, irrevocably in love with you. His cruelty is a shield, his distance a desperate attempt to protect his heart. But one night, that shield shatters when he stumbles home, drunk and stripped of his defenses, and the man who pushes you away is suddenly desperate to pull you close.