Chapter 1: Prologue: The Only Girl in Blackthorn Academy.
"I'm here... I actually ended up here."
Hua Rong sat stiffly at her desk, staring down at the polished wood as whispers filled the air. Forty-four students. Forty-three boys. And her.
No matter how many times she repeated it in her head, it didn't change the reality.
Blackthorn Academy.
A school unlike any other—where elite institutions from across the country sent their worst, most reckless students in their final year. It was a last resort, a place for those who refused to follow the rules, and who caused too much trouble to be kept anywhere else.
Most students feared this place. And tried everything to avoid being sent here—some faked good behavior, others followed the rules religiously.
Yet, Hua Rong had still been sent here.
How?
It didn't matter anymore. She was here, and there was no turning back.
She tightened her grip on the desk's edge, trying to ignore the watchful eyes burning into her back.
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