At the prestigious Velvet Crest Academy, appearances are everything. Wealth, popularity, and power rule the hallways, while secrets hide beneath polished smiles.When seventeen-year-old Serena Vale transfers to the elite school, everyone sees a quiet scholarship student trying to fit in. What they don't know is that she has spent five years preparing for one thing—revenge.The Kings, the school's untouchable elite clique, destroyed her family and stole everything from her. Now Serena is determined to make each of them pay.Her carefully crafted plan begins to unravel when she falls for Adrian Blackwood, the charismatic captain of the basketball team...and the son of the man she hates most.As lies unravel, betrayals surface, and forbidden love blossoms, Serena must decide whether vengeance is worth sacrificing the only person who has ever truly seen her.Sometimes revenge wears velvet.Sometimes love tears it apart.