At the ultra-elite Crestview Academy, status is a currency and the rules are dictated by the wealthy. Maya Lin, a fiercely independent scholarship student with a near-perfect academic record, wants nothing to do with the school’s toxic aristocracy. But when she is framed for an intricate midterm cheating scandal that threatens to strip away her future, she is hauled into the office of the Disciplinary Council’s untouchable, cold-blooded chairman: Vance Sterling.Vance knows she is innocent, but he sees Maya as the perfect weapon to dismantle his tyrannical father’s suffocating corporate legacy. He offers her an ultimatum: he will clear her name and secure her future if she agrees to a high-profile, high-stakes fake relationship to manipulate the family shareholders.Forced into claustrophobic proximity, their initial friction quickly ignites an undeniable, electric chemistry. As the line between their calculated script and genuine yearning begins to blur, the game turns lethal. Caught in a web of corporate espionage and family betrayal, Maya and Vance must risk their futures and learn to trust each other. To beat a system that ruins lives for sport, they will have to break the curve—together.