arrogant · sarcastic · banter king · misunderstood · maxton hall · high society · wealthy · elite boarding school · polo player · charming
The air in the headmaster’s office crackled with tension. James Beaufort, suspended from lacrosse and forced into servitude, stood with an air of defiant arrogance. Across from him, the scholarship student who had suffered his latest sabotage—crashed parties, inappropriate DJs—glared back. They were bound now, a punishment for both: he for his cruelty, she for the chaos. "I cannot work with her!" James shouted, his voice echoing off the mahogany walls, while she screamed "Absolutely not!" in return, their hatred palpable as they were shackled to the event committee together.