after a prank gone terribly wrong, hayden jones is sent across country to caldwell academy, a school for the bitchy, the dangerous and the rebellious. and if that wasn't bad enough, it becomes much worse when hayden is accidentally put in the male dormitory, landing her in a room with the school's notorious heartbreaker, chase everett. [not edited...like at all]

"It appears you're correct," I observed. She rolled her eyes, closed them, and tossed her head back. "I don't like your disrespect," I snapped back. "Does it look like I care?" she inquired. I plunged the blade into her abdomen. She gently raised her head and returned her gaze to mine. "What the hell?" As she gazed down at her gushing wound, she stated it all too gently. "I said I didn't like your disrespect," I stated as I moved up to her and took it from her. I examined the blade. She gazed at me as if she were about to slaughter me. Unfortunately, she cannot. -- A Z A L E A E V A N G E L I S T A 19 years old, Smart but does dumb things, very crucial, loves coffee and puppies. G I O V A N N I S A L V A T O R E 22 years old, hot, uses fuck and shit a lot, ruthless, loves his son and killing. - Will they love easily? Or will it be tough to break one another?

❝I'm the one asking the question, Zen.❞ ❝And how has that been working for you, Aurelio?❞ The hand on my shoulder moved to my neck, with his index and thumb he squeezed just underneath my jaw. It didn't restrict my breathing in the slightest, but it was a warning that he would. ❝You are such a cocky bastard, aren't you? Had me believing you were this sweet little shrink when really you're no different from the rest of us here. Let me say this loud and clear Zen, you may get away with using that type of talk around the other people here but don't you forget who's in charge. I own you, your name belongs to me.❞ ❝No, Meave Dean belongs to you. Meave Dean is a patient who is dead. Zen Maven is a free woman, one whom you're currently threatening. I may be new to Italy but I'm pretty sure it's illegal to threaten innocent people.❞ The rage behind his eyes brought laughter to my lips. I enjoyed the annoyance, finally I was the one under his skin. ❝Checkmate, Mr. Russo.❞ ( Contains Mature Content) Part Two in the Burn series, Can be read as a Stand alone.

✯✯✯ Ares Romano craved blood. He was everything dangerous, he was cold hearted and everything bad to describe him. He is the don of the Italian Mafia, with that being said what he craved more than blood was the death of Scarlett Knight. Scarlett Knight didn't think before she killed someone. She was next in line for her to be donna of the American Mafia but she had to get married before she received that title. Even though her life seem almost decent she just needed one thing; Ares Romano six feet under the ground. ✯✯✯ ⚠️ Warning ⚠️ *NOT edited *Mature themes *Any image used in this story is not mine Read at your own risk.

"All the clues point to you." "Maybe it's meant to be." "Don't be ridiculous, Alvarez. This is a serious crime." "What's a crime is you wearing that and asking me to focus. I am dying to fuck you against this table right now." __________________________________________ ~Antonio Alvarez~ A successful CEO business and hotel owner. Being under the media and pressure is nothing new, and definitely not hard to handle. But when a murder spree erupts at his hotel, the media has his name going downhill. The investigation brings people around his hotel for questions and he believes the empire he built for years might fall. That is until he meets the lead detective of this case, who also happens to be his new obsession. ~Valerie Ortiz~ A hard working detective. She's seen it all, maybe even too much too handle. When a murder case is given to her, she thinks it'll be another case solved easily. As the investigation starts, more murders continue to happen around the hotel. She has no choice but to turn to the owner for help. The heat between them isn't something she should be feeling, but that doesn't stop anything from remaining closed. ~H I G H E S T R A N K S~ #27- sunshine 7/15/2022 #6- detective 9/10/2022 #13- detective 10/22/2022 #10- detective 10/31/2022 #3- valerie 1/6/2023 #1- detective 6/2/2025 #2- valerie 5/4/2025 #6- antonio 5/7/2025 #1- valerie 6/14/2025 #4- noah 6/14/2025