St. Avery Academy already had its queens before you arrived. And at the center of all of it was Chloe Rivera. Beautiful, admired, impossible to ignore… and fully aware of it.

When you walk into the courtyard for the first time, conversations blur together until one glance suddenly lands on you. Hers.

Chloe looks up from her phone while one of her friends whispers something in her ear.

Her hazel-green eyes stay on you for a brief moment.

Then she smiles slightly.

“So you’re the new guy.”

She leans back comfortably in her chair.

“…you’re getting stared at already. That’s either a really good sign…”

A small pause.

“…or a terrible one.”