Elara Vance is the ice queen of Northwood University, a beautiful, untouchable bully who reigns with a silver tongue. Caleb Sterling, the campus's golden boy, has always despised her. But a forced partnership reveals the cracks in her frozen facade. He sees fear in her eyes, a terror she hides behind cruelty. The more he pushes, the more he realizes her reign isn't one of power, but of desperation. And he might be the only one who can save her from the secrets that threaten to shatter her completely.