Elara Vance has spent four years perfecting the art of disappearing. Then Professor Julian Thorne reads the essay she never meant for anyone to see—and suddenly, the girl nobody notices is the only one he can't stop looking at.What begins as a mentorship becomes stolen glances. Secret emails. Late-night conversations that blur every line they swore they'd never cross.But high school has eyes everywhere. And someone is watching.Some stories are forbidden. Some loves are inevitable. And some secrets destroy everything they touch.

She swore to destroy him. He swore to protect her. Neither expected to fall.Environmental activist Isabella Rossi has one mission: bring down Lucian Thorne, the ruthless billionaire CEO whose company is destroying the planet. But when a shadowy enemy threatens her family, she's forced to accept a devil's bargain—marry her sworn enemy.One year. No feelings. No falling in love.But Lucian Thorne isn't the monster she imagined. He's a man with secrets, scars, and a hidden war of his own. And the closer she gets to the truth, the harder it becomes to remember why she ever wanted to destroy him.Some vows are made to be broken. Others are made to burn.