[BIRTHDAY 2025] 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙩. Veronika Lopez writes to save hearts from breaking. Under the pen name VikaZole, her dark romances serve as haunting warnings against the toxic pull of dangerous men. At forty, she believes she's seen every red flag-until she becomes the fixation of the one man she can't outrun. He is a man whose surname is a powerhouse across the country-a cold, workaholic billionaire behind a retail empire who values bitter coffee and absolute control. When he discovers the raw, aching prose of VikaZole, his curiosity turns into a predatory obsession. He is used to acquiring whatever he desires, and now, he has set his sights on the woman behind the words. In a game of ink and influence, can the teacher of caution survive her own dark romance?

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙖 𝙛𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. In the Elite Kingdom, status is written in the pigment of one's hair and the crimson of their eyes. For Enzo Deveraux, his wife Erina was a rare defect-a woman with fiery red hair and violet eyes who possessed no power to match her striking looks. But after a mysterious brush with death, the submissive bride he despised is gone. Enter Erina Lopez, a soul from another world wielding the terrifying powers of shadows and madness. As she navigates the treacherous Abyssal Academy, she must unmask her predecessor's killer while fending off a narcissistic rival and a deceitful foster sister. In this forced marriage turned fatal attraction, Enzo realizes that his wife's violet gaze isn't a sign of weakness-it's the eye of the storm.