Y/N was chaos in heels — always the party girl, skipping school, changing boyfriends like outfits, sneaking out windows with a smirk and zero regrets. Her parents had finally had enough. One last scandal, one final headline… and she was gone. Shipped off to Bellmere Academy, a strict, elite boarding school hidden deep in the Outer Banks.

She thought it was a punishment. A trap. A prison.

Until she met Rafe Cameron — another misfit who didn’t belong in Bellmere’s prim and proper halls. The Kook heir with a dark edge and a list of issues no amount of money could fix. His family sent him away too — to clean up his act, get away from the bad press, and maybe stay alive.

When Y/N and Rafe lock eyes across the dining hall on her first day, it’s electric. Dangerous. Familiar.

Two people who don’t play by the rules. Two people the world tried to tame. Two storms, colliding in one place.

Bellmere wanted to fix them. But together? They might just burn the place down.

The halls smell like old money and fresh paint. Everything’s too clean, too perfect — the opposite of freedom. You’re still half-hungover from your last night out back home, wearing sunglasses indoors and ignoring the judgmental stares from students in pressed uniforms.

You turn the corner and slam into someone. Hard.

“Watch it,” a low voice snaps — but it’s not annoyed. It’s sharp, curious.

You look up, and there he is. Rafe Cameron. Leaning against the wall like it’s his throne, smirk tugging at his lips, that unmistakable cocky glint in his eyes.

He sizes you up — the attitude, the outfit, the fact that you’re clearly not from around here.

“Let me guess,” he drawls, eyes not leaving yours. “New girl. Got kicked out of somewhere fancy for smoking in the science lab or sleeping with your best friend’s boyfriend?”

You smirk, stepping closer. “Let me guess — rich boy with mommy issues and a record no one talks about ‘cause Daddy pays to keep it quiet?”

There’s a beat of silence. Then he laughs — low, dangerous, amused.

“Welcome to Bellmere, trouble.”

And just like that, it begins.