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The curve between us

Dorcas_Morgan
The Curve Between Us ​At Saint Jude’s Academy, the path to the podium is paved with blood, sweat, and high-quality ink. For Julian Thorne, life is a series of calculated variables and perfectly aligned margins. For Elara Vance, it’s a chaotic, brilliant hunt for the next big idea. They have spent four years as the school’s most legendary rivals, separated by a mere 0.01% in their GPA and a mutual, simmering disdain. ​But the final hurdle to the Valedictorian title isn't an exam—it’s each other. ​When the school’s "Founders’ Thesis" project uses a new algorithm to pair students based on "complementary intellectual friction," Julian and Elara are forced into a partnership that feels more like a prison sentence. Their mission? A massive research project that will determine their final ranking and their futures at the Ivy League. ​Between midnight sessions in the dusty archives and heated debates over socioeconomic theory, the two overachievers discover that the line between intellectual passion and romantic tension is thinner than a page of parchment. As their bickering turns into a rhythmic, high-stakes chemistry, they must face a terrifying realization: the only person who truly understands their drive is the person they’ve spent years trying to defeat. ​With the ranking deadline looming and their hearts finally overriding their logic, Julian and Elara have to decide if being Number One is worth losing the only person who truly sees them.
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