Lena Carter thought transferring to Blackridge University would be her chance to start over. After her family’s financial collapse, earning a scholarship to one of the country’s most elite colleges is the only way to rebuild her future.What she doesn’t expect is Ethan Blackwood.Cold, distant, and feared across campus, Ethan is the mysterious student everyone avoids the boy living across the hall with secrets no one dares uncover.When Lena accidentally discovers something she was never supposed to see, she is pulled into Ethan’s dangerous world of hidden truths, power games, and dark family secrets.Forced into his orbit, Lena finds herself trapped between fear and curiosity as the line between hatred and attraction begins to blur.But at Blackridge University, some secrets are buried for a reason.And getting too close to Ethan Blackwood may cost her everything.

Aria Monroe never belonged in a world of danger.One wrong place. One wrong moment. And suddenly, she finds herself caught in the ruthless world of the mafia where power rules, and mercy doesn’t exist.Dante Moretti is a man feared by many and trusted by none. Cold, calculating, and dangerously in control, he doesn’t make mistakes… until her.Instead of silencing her, he makes her an offer she cannot refuse: a contract marriage.Now bound to a man who thrives in darkness, Aria refuses to submit, challenging his authority at every turn. But in a world filled with enemies, betrayal, and deadly secrets, her defiance may cost her everything.As lines blur between hatred and desire, Aria realizes the truthEscaping Dante Moretti might be impossible…But falling for him could be even more dangerous.