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Steven Ashwell, a scholarship student drowning in debt and family shame, hates Lia-the school's quiet outcast. She's also his academic rival, and he's convinced she's even more broken than him. But Lia isn't weak. She's a fortress. And that truth cuts deeper than any insult. Then there's Martin- rich, arrogant, and venomous. He hates Steven for being a "charity case" and loathes Lia for existing. But his cruelty has a target, and it's her. In a world of status, secrets, and quiet cruelty, three