The Gentle Trap of the Winter School Prince

Set in elite St. Jude’s High, Avery Sterling is the only scholarship student. Her janitor father died in a suspicious collapse. Bullied by rich peers, she witnesses Julian Thorne, the school’s powerful heir, run an illegal street race. Julian targets her but hides a secret: his father Alistair killed Avery’s dad and his own mother. They team up to expose Alistair’s crimes—smuggling, money laundering, murder. At the masquerade ball, they reveal the truth; Alistair is jailed. Julian leaves his leg