Order of the Firstborn - Term I

LD Aims 2 stories

Summary

EXCERPT: Addison Carmichael has been in love with her best friend, Easton Beaumont, for as long as she can remember. She’s just never said it out loud. Now graduation is here, and everything is about to change. Easton is leaving for England, accepted into the prestigious Kingsmoor Prep, where legacy and influence open doors most people never see. Addison is supposed to stay behind in the United States, bound for an elite university and a future that is safe, expected… and nowhere near him. Until she’s given a choice she never thought she’d have. Westshire University. One of England’s most selective institutions. A name her father knows all too well. One he never intended for her. But in the end, he gives her the choice. And Addison makes it. She chooses Westshire. She chooses England. And she chooses the boy she has loved in silence for years. She has no idea what she is stepping into. At Westshire, privilege is inherited, power is cultivated, and secrets are passed down like heirlooms. Beneath its polished reputation lies a game governed not by merit, but by bloodline, where every piece already knows its place. And no one plays that game better than Harrison Lancaster. He’s arrogant, untouchable, and raised to inherit a legacy built on silence and control. From the moment Addison arrives, Harrison makes one thing clear: she doesn’t belong. But as Addison begins to uncover the truth behind Westshire’s guarded traditions, and the hidden ties to her own family’s past, the balance of power begins to shift. Rivalry sharpens into obsession. Alliances blur. And the deeper she gets, the harder it becomes to walk away. Now Addison must decide how much she’s willing to risk for the truth… and whether following her heart will cost her everything. Because at Westshire, love and loyalty aren’t strengths. They’re weaknesses.