Can love remain gentle when the person offering it is capable of frightening things? Isadora Blake is determined to rebuild her life after her family loses everything. She takes a job working for LucienGrave, a powerful, intimidating businessman known for his coldness and absolute control.Everyone warns Isadora to stay away from him. Lucien is feared because he never forgives betrayal, never shows weakness, and always gets what he wants. But with Isadora, something changes. Instead of treating her with the same coldness he shows everyone else, he becomes strangely protective.At first, his tenderness feels comforting.Then it begins to feel dangerous.Lucien starts appearing whenever Isadora is in trouble, quietly solving problems she never told him about. He remembers tiny details about her. He protects her from people who threaten her—but his determination to keep her safe begins to blur the line between protection and control.Meanwhile, Isadora discovers that Lucien's ruthless reputation isn't the whole story. Years ago, someone he loved betrayed him, leaving him convinced that love always ends in destruction.Isadora becomes the first person to challenge that belief.But when a secret from Lucien's past resurfaces, Isadora has to decide whether the man she is falling for is actually protecting her—or whether she has fallen in love with the very danger everyone warned her about. #romance

Amira Valverde knew three things about Brighton’s Academy before she even stepped through the gates.It was expensive.It was full of people who had more money than she could ever imagine.And everyone knew Adrian Cross.What she didn't know was why the receptionist looked at her scholarship papers twice before handing them back.“You're Amira Valverde?”“Yes.”The woman's expression changed slightly.“Then you should be careful.”Amira frowned. “Careful about what?”The receptionist glanced toward the crowded hallway.“Adrian Cross.”Amira almost laughed.She had been at the school for less than five minutes, and already someone was warning her about a boy.“Why?”The woman lowered her voice.“Just stay away from him.”Before Amira could ask anything else, the receptionist walked away.Amira stood there, confused.Then the hallway suddenly became quiet.Students moved aside.She looked up.A tall boy in a dark school jacket was walking toward her, surrounded by his friends. Everyone seemed to know him.Adrian Cross.His eyes met hers.He stopped.For a moment, neither of them spoke.Then his gaze dropped to the scholarship folder in her hands.A faint smile appeared on his face.“So you're the new girl.”Amira tightened her grip on the folder.“And you're Adrian Cross.”His smile disappeared.“Who told you my name?”Amira remembered the receptionist's warning.She looked directly at him.“Everyone.”And for the first time that morning, Adrian looked genuinely interested.Why did the receptionist warn Amira?Why does everyone know Adrian?Why does Adrian react when he sees her scholarship folder?Does Adrian already know something about Amira?Why is Amira being treated differently?