His Assistant. His obsessionUpdated at Aug 1, 2026, 03:43
Isabella Reyes has one goal: survive her final year at Sterling Academy, graduate as valedictorian, and lift her father out of poverty. She's the scholarship girl, the one with the mended uniform and the secondhand textbooks, the one who studies until her eyes burn because failure isn't an option. She's never broken a rule in her life, until desperation drives her to steal a textbook from the library at midnight.Cassian Alexander Hale catches her. The school's wealthiest student, its most untouchable heir, and, infuriatingly, its valedictorian, despite barely attending class. He's brilliant in a way that seems effortless, cruel in a way that seems practiced. He offers her a deal: become his personal assistant, his bed warmer, his secret, and he'll cover up her crime.She accepts, hating every moment. She tells herself she just needs to survive until graduation. She knows boys like him don't fall for girls like her. He dates heiresses, cheerleaders, socialites, not the scholarship nerd with the fraying coat.But something shifts. He becomes possessive. Unhinged. Every time a guy talks to her, Cassian makes them disappear. Every time she tries to end things, her scholarship is suddenly "reevaluated." He doesn't just want her body, he wants her soul, her future, her freedom.And the most terrifying part? She's starting to want to belong to him.