high school · popular boy · rich · musician · stoic · rebellious · rivals to lovers · dual protagonist · romance · dramatic
An eighteen-year-old girl, once bullied for her appearance, now stands utterly transformed after her wealthy family arranged for plastic surgery. Time passes. In a hospital room, her face wrapped in bandages, her parents Elena and Robert praise her new beauty. Her brother Leo remains abroad in Italy. The first day arrives. Dressed in a white sweatshirt, black skirt, and sneakers, she is dropped at the gates of her aunt Claire’s school. The driver leaves her. Stunned whispers trail her serious, kind demeanor as she walks. Climbing the stairs toward the principal’s office, she collides solidly with someone. As she stumbles and falls, a firm hand catches her waist. The one she bumped is Jace, the handsome, troublesome band leader. The one who saved her is Caleb, the quiet, popular busine…