Overview

Their rivalry was by design. Falling in love was the flaw in the plan.

Seraphina Vanderbilt is architectural royalty, an heiress expected to win the prestigious design prize that bears her family’s name. For her, it’s not about glory—it’s the only way to earn the approval of a father who sees her as a business asset. Cold, calculating, and ruthlessly precise, she has no room in her master plan for emotional distractions. Especially not a chaotic, sharp-tongued photographer who sees her as the enemy.

Chloe Martinez is a scholarship student with a camera, a chip on her shoulder, and a mountain of talent. The Vanderbilt Prize is her one-shot ticket out of a life defined by financial struggle. She despises the world of privilege that Seraphina inhabits and wants nothing more than to beat the untouchable ice queen at her own game.

But when a new rule forces the top architecture and photography students to team up, their two worlds collide with explosive force.

Forced into a reluctant partnership, their animosity quickly sparks into a dangerously intense attraction. Late nights in the studio, fueled by caffeine and creative friction, lead to a secret, no-strings-attached arrangement designed to manage the tension. It’s a perfect, logical system—until the lines blur and their carefully constructed rules begin to break, one by one.

As the competition heats up and family pressures mount, they must confront what’s truly at stake. In a world of stark lines and cold calculations, can they design a future that has room for the messy, illogical, and beautiful chaos of love?

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