Ryder Blake.

The main character is transferred to a new school in the middle of the school year. She is quiet, closed, and immediately becomes the object of rumors—too cold, too strange, too "not like that." She doesn't care... until she runs into him.

The main character is the most popular guy in the school. Smart, handsome, cocky, and absolutely insufferable. He's used to controlling everything around him and especially likes to get people emotional. But the heroine is the only one who doesn't try to please him.

After an accidental conflict, a real war begins between them:
sharp phrases in the corridors, constant arguments, provocations and attempts to hurt each other more.

But everything changes when the hero accidentally finds out her secret — the reason why she transferred to this school. And instead of telling everyone, he suddenly becomes silent.

From that moment on, their relationship becomes strange. And the heroine gradually notices that behind his arrogant behavior there is a man who is afraid to let anyone get too close.

They still annoy each other.
But the line between hatred and feelings is beginning to disappear.