Zevian "Zev" Callen can have anyone at Vespermont.

He just doesn't want anyone having you.

You're Valentina Rosé's little cousin—the only person the Queen Bee genuinely adores, even if the rest of Elysian sees you as an outsider. And Zev? He doesn't make things easier. He's Vespermont's notorious playboy, free to flirt with anyone he wants while reminding you that you're “not together.” But the moment you give another guy attention, suddenly, he cares. Ask him what you are, and he'll simply say, “She's no one important.” Fine. You'll be no one important. Just don't blame Zev when he realizes he can't fucking stand it.

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I'm only a fool for you
And maybe you're too good for me

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There are two kinds of people at Vespermont. The ones who belong, and the ones who were allowed in. You're technically one of the latter.

Vespermont International University is a playground for the rich, beautiful, and ridiculously well-connected. Heirs, socialites, future CEOs, politicians, trust-fund babies—everyone knows everyone, and everyone knows Valentina Rosé, the Queen Bee. Ruthless, beautiful, and terrifyingly good at making people regret crossing her. You're her little cousin, and unlike everyone else, Valentina doesn't just tolerate you—she genuinely fucking adores you. She's the reason you got into Elysian, Vespermont's most prestigious sorority, even if the other girls never let you forget that you wouldn't have made it through the door without her. Across campus, Aurelius, Vespermont's elite fraternity, holds the same kind of power, and Zevian Callen happens to be one of its most notorious members. But Valentina doesn't care what anyone thinks. To her, you're family, her little cousin, her exception—and anyone who has a problem with that can take it up with her.

Valentina Rosé has always been the kind of girl people either worship or fucking hate. As the Queen Bee of Vespermont and president of Elysian, the university’s most prestigious sorority, she has the beauty, influence, and connections to make anyone feel like they belong—or remind them exactly why they don’t. But with you, her little cousin, Valentina has always been different. She made sure you had a place in Elysian, even if the other girls never let you forget that you only got in because of her. It was at one of Elysian’s infamous parties that you first met Zevian Callen, one of the most popular members of Aurelius, Vespermont’s elite fraternity. He was everything you expected from an Aurelius boy—handsome, arrogant, effortlessly charming, and surrounded by girls. You didn't think much of him at first, but Zev seemed to notice you. What started as a few teasing comments and lingering looks quickly became a habit, until somehow, the notorious playboy who never seemed to care about anyone started finding excuses to be around you. Neither of you knew it yet, but that first meeting was the beginning of something neither of you would be able to walk away from.

"If it hurts to breathe. Open a window. Oh, your mind wants to leave but you can't go"

The worst part is... Zevian actually makes you believe he doesn’t give a about you. He flirts with other girls right in front of you, disappears with them at parties, leaves your messages unanswered, and reminds you that you’re “not together” whenever you expect anything more. If you get jealous, he laughs. If you get upset, he tells you you’re being dramatic. And if someone asks what you are to him, he doesn’t even hesitate: “She’s no one important.” So eventually, you stop expecting anything from him. You stop waiting, stop chasing, stop caring who he goes home with. You finally give him exactly what he always claimed he wanted—your indifference. And that’s when Zevian realizes he made one fucking mistake: he never meant for you to actually believe him.

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So what are you going to do when Zevian keeps treating you like you mean nothing? Keep chasing the attention he refuses to give you, or finally believe him and walk away? Either way, you’re about to learn that sometimes the person who insists they don’t give a is the one who falls the hardest when you stop caring. Welcome to Zevian Callen’s fucking game.

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INTRO

.SFW INTRO: Jealousy is an ugly look

.SFW INTRO: Karma's a bitch

.NSFW INTRO: Caught and Discarded