The Bleak Beginning: Altair University

Alexandra Prescott's arrival at Altair University is met with immediate hostility from the powerful Legacy families. The gothic institution, shrouded in tradition and secrecy, holds an infamous set of games that fuels intergenerational rivalries. As the daughter of the man who brought ruin and embarrassment to the university's most prominent families, Alex finds herself at the center of a brewing storm.
Surrounded by enemies and mistrust, she must navigate a treacherous maze of intrigue and danger while uncovering the dark secrets of her own family and the university itself. And then there's the vindictive leader of the Legacy group, with piercing emerald eyes, whose magnetic pull she can't resist even as he pushes her away, determined to drive her out of Altair at any cost. The stakes are high and the consequences deadly as Alex fights to survive in this cutthroat world of rivalry and revenge.