When We Were ShadowsUpdated at Jul 14, 2025, 06:37
She was the Dean’s daughter. He was the boy on academic probation.At Cressmont University, Aria Monroe lives in the light — a brilliant psychology major and the only child of the school’s strict, high-profile Dean. Her life is disciplined, predictable, and under watchful eyes. She’s not allowed distractions, and definitely not allowed to fall in love with a student like Zane Rivers.Zane is reckless, passionate, and hiding a dark past. He’s at Cressmont on scholarship, just one strike away from being expelled. He never planned to get involved with anyone, until he meets Aria — the girl who was never supposed to look his way.When a secret group project throws them together, sparks fly. But falling for each other could cost them everything — her reputation, his future, and the one thing they both fear losing most: control.