"Ungrateful Grace"

Emily Hale used to share secrets, laughter, and scraped-knees summers with the boy next door.
Now she shares hallways with people who worship her, rumors she starts on purpose, and a reputation sharp enough to cut anyone who gets too close.

She’s the school’s untouchable “it-girl” — cruel, confident, and hungry for fame.
He’s the ghost of her past she pretends never existed... until he shows up in her path again and reminds her of a life she refuses to acknowledge.

To her, he’s nothing but an inconvenience: a nobody who knew her before she reinvented herself.
To him, she’s the stranger who stole the girl he once knew and replaced her with a venom-tongued queen who rules through fear.

And every time he tries to bring up who they used to be, she shuts him down with threats, insults, and a smile sharp enough to bruise.
The world sees a perfect idol.
He sees a monster wearing lip gloss.

In a school where popularity is power and cruelty is currency, their fractured history becomes a battleground — one she refuses to lose.