At St. Augustine’s Academy, privilege and power run through every marble hallway. For some, this final year means freedom. For others, it’s the stepping stone to even greater influence. But for a few, it will become a life-altering secret they can never escape.

Isabella Marquez has her future mapped out; graduate top of her class, enter the most prestigious university, and one day take control of her father’s empire. Nothing and no one will stop her.

Especially not Alexander Hawthorne with his smirk and blue eyes, the Duke’s reckless second son. To Isabella, he’s nothing more than a chain-smoking, party-throwing menace who will likely end up in jail before graduation.

But when a classmate turns up dead in Isabella’s dorm room, Alexander becomes the only person who can help her prove her innocence. Forced into an uneasy alliance, Isabella discovers that behind his arrogant smirk and scandalous reputation lies someone far more complicated than she ever imagined.

And in a world where secrets are currency and friends can become enemies and enemies can become something dangerously more, Isabella may find herself risking more than just her future, she may risk her heart.



Dive in to explore Isabella's life as it either takes a turn for the best or the worse.


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I chuckled at Yvette's words then waved her goodbye. Perhaps she was right after all. 


The halls were flowing with students since we were just done with classes. Students' chatter filled the space...laughter, footsteps, people joking around, some making plans to drink later at night, the closing of a door...there was a lot. 


I had no idea why the hours after classes were more busy than the mornings and evenings...oh, I think I know. 


It's because by this time, plans were being made by different groups of people and students. Every clique made their own plans and by night time, everyone should have been at their locations before they get caught or maybe in their rooms. And by morning, most people were tired from what happened in the nights that made this time the most busy one at our school.


Chapter 64 - The Boy at His Door