Kairo Romanov seems to have it all wealth, status, and the perfect life at an elite school. But beneath the surface, he's carrying a heavy secret. When his mother left, taking his younger siblings with her, Kairo made the difficult choice to stay behind. Not because he wanted to, but because he needed to protect his family in his own silent way. Behind closed doors, he endures pain and sacrifices more than anyone knows, all while keeping up the appearance of the perfect son. Ayaan Verma is everything Kairo should dislike a brilliant, confident rival from another powerful family. Yet their constant clashes hide a complicated truth: feelings neither of them are ready to face. What starts as tension slowly turns into something neither expected a fragile connection that offers hope amid the struggles they both hide. As Kairo's carefully built world begins to crack, secrets come to light and the people around him reveal their true colors. Trust becomes fragile, danger lurks in the shadows, and Kairo must decide how far he's willing to go to protect the family he loves and the unexpected love that might just save him.

"You're mine." "W-what?!" "You heard me." The male leaned in ever so closely to Noah's ear and said from the bottom of his throat in a husky whisper, "You. Are. Mine." •~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~• Friends and Family. Two things that Noah Anderson has. Two things Noah Anderson needs. Two things that are the only important things to the newly-turned adult. A small friendship shared between three students and a small family consisting of four. However, what if we added some others? Love. Conflict. Secrets. What if we added these? Noah Anderson was born a boy who never saw his father and never intended to seek the man who forced himself upon his beloved mother. However when a certain, mysterious boy enters his classroom, Noah's life changes. Perhaps this would have happened all along. Maybe, just maybe it's fate. Mafias. Violence. Death. Who would have known a person's life would complicate at the age of eighteen? All because of his biological father, and a boy named Ray Carter. •~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~• Two rivalry mafias: the Red Skulls and the Black Skulls. One with a leader as ruthless as the word gets, who can never be calculated for his next move. And one with a leader who has good intentions and intelligence. Brawn vs Brain Ray Carter is apart of one and attending the same college as Noah Anderson. Why, out of nowhere, would this boy attend his one in the middle of the year? Why, just why, is Ray Carter, the now-known badboy who gets heads turning his direction, trying to get close to the boy who, with his two other friends, is known as an outcast in his school?