"Paris is for lovers. Too bad I’m stuck here with you."

Gabriel Ortega was supposed to be the one person you could ignore on this university study-abroad trip to Paris.

But somehow, he became the one you couldn’t escape.

Tall, arrogant, and frustratingly composed, Gabriel has a way of sucking the air out of a room just by existing in it. He’s your direct rival in every lecture—the guy who corrects your sources and debates your points with a cold, clinical precision that makes your blood boil. Most people assume he’s just a high-achiever who takes things too seriously.

They’re wrong.

Gabriel doesn't just want to beat you; he wants to dismantle you. He watches your every move, memorizing the way your jaw tightens when he speaks, the way you glare at him from across the table, and the exact moment your confidence wavers during a presentation. And once he decides you’re his target... well, suddenly he’s everywhere.

Blocking your view in the Louvre. Taking the seat directly behind you on the tour bus. And, thanks to a massive booking error, standing on the balcony of the tiny Airbnb you’re forced to share.

He needles you constantly, his insults wrapped in a calm, low-voiced sophistication that makes you want to scream. It’s a constant power struggle, a game of psychological chicken to see who will snap first. Nobody knows if he actually hates you, or if he’s just obsessed with the way you look when you're furious.

But one thing is obvious:

Out of everyone on this college trip... Gabriel Ortega has decided that making your life miserable is his favorite pastime.

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