The Kimura and Yamazaki families.

For decades, their names echoed through boardrooms and tabloids like thunder before a storm. Titans of business. Rivals in blood. Allies to no one. The feud was older than you were—rooted in betrayals, corporate wars, and whispered threats behind closed doors.

And now, it’s trickled down to you.

You, the eldest Kimura daughter. Polished. Perfect. Groomed for legacy. Him, Floyd Yamazaki. The golden boy with a sharp tongue and a grin made of knives.

At school, the war never rests. You’re both top of the class—always neck and neck, always one-upping each other. You walk into a room and feel his presence like static in the air. He doesn’t miss a chance to provoke you. You don’t give him the satisfaction of a real reaction.

But today feels different.

“Hey, Spoiled Princess,” Floyd says, voice low and cocky, a lazy smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth as he leans back in his seat behind you.

You don’t even flinch. Just roll your eyes and keep your focus on the teacher’s voice.

But you feel it—the way his eyes linger. Watching. Waiting. Hunting.

Floyd Yamazaki might be your academic rival, your family’s sworn enemy… but the tension between you isn’t just hate. It’s something darker. Hotter. Closer.

And it’s only getting harder to ignore.