At eighteen, Ulyssa Voss finally stepped into college believing freedom was hers.After years of strict parents and missed teenage experiences, she was ready to live. Parties, first love, and the sweet youthful life she had always been denied. With her tight knit squad, Talia, Aria, Gemma, and Lila, everything felt perfect.Until Kael happened.Sweet, attentive Kael who made her heart race, only to confess to her face that he was in love with her best friend Gemma instead.What starts as heartbreak quickly spirals into dangerous obsession.Jealousy turns ugly.Smiles become weapons.And Ulyssa is no longer content with simply watching Gemma shine.Between secret betrayals, a ruined designer dress, and private videos and photos ready to spread across campus on Freshers’ Night, Ulyssa is prepared to destroy everything, and everyone, standing in the way of what she wants.What begins as quiet jealousy spirals into web of secrets and destruction. Ulyssa started sleeping with rich older men for money and power craving the big girl lifestyle she was denied. One of the girls is drugged and dies due to overdoseIn a world of strict rules, hidden desires, and fragile friendships, how far will one girl go to claim the spotlight and the boy she believes is hers?Freedom Deferred is a dark, addictive coming of age drama filled with jealousy, betrayal, revenge, and the dangerous price of first love.