He’s the captain of the lacrosse team at Arlington Prep Academy.
The guy everyone worships.
The one whose last name is etched into the castle’s foundation.
The cold-eyed angel who only smiles right before he destroys you.
Tristan Arlington knows no mercy.
He knows no limits.
And from the moment I walked through the doors of the Prep Academy, he decided I would be his favorite target.
I’m Harper Lexi.
And I never should have set foot within these walls.
Arlington isn’t just an academy.
It’s a castle isolated among the desolate shores of Lake Victoria, a place where privilege becomes power, secrets run deep, and fairy tales die before they even begin.
Here, three boys control everything.
Maxwell.
Jasper.
Tristan.
Three heirs.
Three predators.
Three names whispered in the hallways like a curse.
They’re the ones who wanted me here.
Who chose my name.
Who let me into their academy with one purpose: to turn my life into hell.
To them, I’m just a pawn.
A fragile piece on a crystal chessboard.
Something to push, break, sacrifice.
But no one expected that I would resist.
No one expected that Tristan, the boy determined to destroy me, would start looking at me as if I’d become something more than a game.
And when hatred begins to blur with desire, even the cruelest strategy can turn into a curse.
Because at Arlington Prep Academy, nothing is what it seems.
Secrets have a price.
Love can become a trap.
And some games, once started, can never be stopped.
Welcome to Arlington Prep Academy.
Where the impossible becomes possible.
And losing your heart can be the most dangerous move of all.
First novel in the Arlington Prep Academy series.
Each volume in the series can be read individually, as each story is standalone and dedicated to a different couple.
Cruel Game is a novel:
Young Adult
Sports Romance
Dark Academy
Hate to Love
Second Chance
Spicy Romance
