: Brutal hazing/initiations, confinement (being chained in caves), and drugging.
: Ember Beckett (fierce and resilient heroine) and Thorne Briar (morally gray, master manipulator hero). Thorne by Ketley Allison
: Bully romance, enemies-to-lovers, secret societies (Noble and Virtues), forced proximity, and class difference. : Brutal hazing/initiations
The for the rest of the Winthorpe series (e.g., Crush , Crown ). confinement (being chained in caves)
The story follows , a "poor girl" who discovers she is actually a legacy of the wealthy Weatherby family. Blackmailed by her biological father, Malcolm, she is forced to attend Winthorpe High to protect her adoptive parents. Upon arrival, she is branded an outsider who "stole someone's life" because she bears an eerie resemblance to a girl named Savannah who went missing.