Alisha Reed has a face the school worships and a heart only a few are allowed to touch.Cool, nonchalant, untouchable — that’s the reputation she wears like armor. Beneath it? A fractured home, a dangerous loyalty, and a soft spot for those she loves.Lucas King, feared leader of a crew everyone whispers about, has protected Alisha for as long as anyone can remember. To the world, he’s her man. In reality, he’s the brother she chose — and now he’s pulling her into the search for his blood brother, Ethan, a ghost from the city’s underworld.But then Alex Carter shows up. The clean-cut, golden-boy transfer student who shouldn’t even be in her orbit… yet somehow keeps finding his way into her life. He’s temptation wrapped in a smile, and the only one bold enough to challenge her walls.In a world where secrets are currency and loyalty can kill, Alisha will have to decide:Stay cold… or risk melting for the wrong man.🔥 18+ — Contains strong language, sensual tension, and dangerous chemistry.