Surviving The Ice Prince's Love Algorithm

eyes snap

y into her pupils. Her heart hammered against her ribs like a trapped bird. She lay

elf up, a sharp spike of electr

e sides of her head. The pain was blinding, a phy

e simulation,"

metallic, freezing tone vibrated d

o is that?" she rasped out loud, her throat dry and scratching. She f

text projected itself di

: Elite Girlfriend (Provisional) to Harrison Jenni

r panicked mind, but strangely, a wave of heavy exhaustion washed over her. If she was just a tempor

he empty room. "Delete me.

mouth, a jolt of raw voltage

he wooden bedframe. Autumn cried out, rolling onto her side, clutching

ilure to perfectly execute the pre-set elite academic storyline will

shed any desire to rebel. The threat wasn't a

ing copper. "Fine," she forced out, he

er retinas flicke

nings in 45 minutes. Location: Campus Libr

p, replaced the pain

freezing linoleum floor. She stumbled toward the n

d in a sh

n perfect, suffocating lines. Crisp white button-down shirts, pressed so sharply the collars looked like we

practically tore off her sleepwear to put it on. The fabric was unforgiving

f the full-length mirr

aloof smile. The reflection staring back loo

ACE's voice mocked in her

g breath, forcing the air deep into her lungs. She dropped the fake smile. She let her jaw set a

zzed on the

owed a single text message from a

Study Roo

stared at the screen, a chill crawling up her arms.

ed on the towering stacks of massive, hardcover tex

rials to maintain academ

r tote bag. The sheer weight of the books nearly pulled her shoulder out of its socket when she hois

oom door c

ing in on Autumn. Kira. The system fed the name an

sneer. "Off to throw yourself at the ice prince again?" Kira's voice drippe

p the heavy bag and complain about the

rted in her temples

ld, empty stare at Kira. She didn't say a word. She just lifted he

er intentionally brushing hard

apping shut. The color drained from her

out of the dorm building and into the

round her body. The campus was massive, a sprawling maze of gothic architecture and man

eavy books bruising he

ng, the countdown fl

. Autumn's breath came in short, white puffs. She climbed the wide

. Two

the library, stepping into the silent, temperature-contr