"He was hired to save her. Fate demanded something far more dangerous." When Rue Amethyst Garcia is kidnapped by a powerful criminal syndicate, the underworld erupts into chaos. Desperate and running out of time, her father hires the one man no one else dares to summon- Rake Matthias, a lethal, solitary mercenary with a past drowned in blood and regret. Rake's mission is simple: Find the girl. Bring her home. Trust no one. Feel nothing. But nothing about Rue-or the enemies hunting her-is simple. What begins as a rescue mission spirals into a deadly game of survival through Manila's hidden underworld. Forced together, Rake and Rue must navigate assassins, betrayals, and secrets buried deeper than either of them realized. As danger closes in, an unexpected bond forms between the man who has nothing to lose... and the girl no one expected to fight back. In a world of shadows and shifting loyalties, one thing becomes clear: Saving her might cost Rake more than his life.

Tyler Richards is the king of Imperium Academy. Feared. Untouchable. Dangerous. Everyone knows about his explosive temper, but no one knows the truth behind it. When scholarship student Tamara Manuel dares to challenge him in front of the entire school, she expects revenge. Instead, she discovers something impossible. Every time she touches him, his rage disappears. Now Tyler can't stay away from her, and Tamara is trapped between the boy everyone fears and the broken soul hiding beneath his crown. In a school ruled by power, wealth, and secrets, one touch may be enough to start a war-or a love story neither of them saw coming.

Warning: Do not open if you haven't yet read Hell University. This is just a sequel of that book. Thank you!