The Outcasts' Hidden Queen
To the rest of Crestview Academy, Alexa Ramos is practically invisible. As the quiet layout editor for the school’s underground newsletter, her only goal is to keep her head down, survive her senior year, and maintain her sanctuary: the abandoned, dusty Room 302 in the school's forgotten west wing. Up here, she is a ghost. No one bothers her.
Until they break the door down.
Tristan Vance and his notorious crew—known across campus as "The Outcasts"—are the definition of trouble. They don't follow rules, they don't answer to the student council, and they certainly don't share territory. After a brutal courtyard brawl leaves them cornered by the administration, they hijack Room 302 as their new hidden base, only to find a sharp-tongued girl hiding behind the velvet curtains.
Instead of running, Alexa strikes a dangerous deal: she keeps her corner and their secrets, and they give her the silence she needs.
But Tristan doesn't trust anyone. He’s street-smart, heavily guarded, and carries dark scars that he refuses to explain. He expects Alexa to sell them out. Alexa expects him to ruin her quiet life. But as late-night study sessions turn into shared secrets, the tension between them begins to shift from hostile to something entirely intoxicating.
When a dangerous threat from Tristan's past resurfaces and targets the school, Alexa is dragged out of the shadows and straight into his chaotic world. Tristan will do anything to protect his crew, but he quickly realizes his biggest liability—and his greatest strength—is the girl who refused to be scared of him.
In a game of secrets, lies, and high school politics, the ghost of Room 302 is about to become the center of everything.