How To Date My Enemy

Kaia Valemont lives by rules. As the poised, top-ranking president of the Student Disciplinary Committee at Elowen Academy, she’s the kind of student teachers praise and classmates secretly fear. Her life revolves around order, excellence, and earning the approval of those who expect nothing less than perfection—especially her parents, who see her as their greatest investment. To Kaia, every mark on her spotless record is a stepping stone to a future carved out by discipline and control.

Then comes Kairo Ravenholt.

The transfer student who sits at the back of the room, sleeps through class, skips deadlines like clockwork, and wears defiance like a second skin. On paper, he’s everything Kaia detests—rebellious, lazy, and proudly ranked at the bottom of the academic ladder. Known around campus for his sharp tongue and untamable attitude, Kairo is Elowen Academy’s resident headache. A walking violation. A warning sign.

But when Kairo starts poking holes in Kaia’s carefully constructed world—challenging her authority, mocking her rules, and smiling like he knows a secret she doesn’t—Kaia finds herself tangled in a web she never intended to touch. There's something off about him. Something hidden beneath that smirk and slouch. Something…familiar.

And she’s right.

Kairo Ravenholt was once a prodigy. A top student at an elite institution far from Elowen’s gates, praised for his intellect, envied for his potential. But tragedy and scandal burned through his reputation like wildfire, forcing him to flee the spotlight and bury the person he used to be. At Elowen, he chose anonymity through mediocrity—until Kaia’s sharp eyes and unshakable will started to threaten the armor he built around himself.

When Kairo makes a reckless bet that throws them into a battle of wits, pride, and stubborn resolve, Kaia agrees—because if there's one thing she won’t tolerate, it’s being underestimated.

But what begins as a petty challenge soon evolves into a slow unraveling of truths they both tried to bury.

Kaia begins to see the cracks in Kairo’s rebel mask—the flashes of brilliance in his lazy answers, the knowledge behind his sarcasm, the weight in his silence. And Kairo, in turn, starts to see Kaia not as a rigid rulebook with legs, but as a girl clawing her way to a future she isn’t even sure she wants anymore.

As their rivalry deepens and the lines between enemy and ally blur, secrets will rise, walls will fall, and one question will haunt them both:

What if the person you've been fighting is the only one who truly sees you?

“How to Date My Enemy” is a heart-throbbing enemies-to-lovers high school romance brimming with sharp banter, hidden pain, academic rivalry, slow-burn tension, and the healing that comes from being truly known. In a world where reputation means everything, can two people who’ve spent years hiding from their truths dare to bet on each other?