Azia's life is chaos-parties, reckless hookups, and a trail of bad decisions he can't seem to escape. But then there's Syx: tattooed, silent, untouchable. Stoic and Cold. A man who never lets anyone in. When a reckless night on campus leaves Azia badly hurt, Syx is forced to care for him. And suddenly, the lines between danger and desire blur. Syx's quiet dominance is magnetic, overwhelming, and impossible to resist-and Azia finds himself craving the one person who seems determined to stay out of reach.

❝𝐻𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼 𝑤𝑎𝑠 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑟, 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑢𝑝 𝑏𝑦 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑘𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠. 𝑆𝑢𝑏𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑜𝑢𝑐ℎ ❝.