HR-19SS | Sammy Walcott is the loner boy. The boy with scars and bruises. The quiet lacrosse boy. Sammy doesn't have a problem being alone and everybody has come to know and respect this. That's until Elijah Gracia comes back to town. Being alone isn't possible anymore. Copyright © CriticallyIntense

When a sharp-tongued, reclusive artist with a failing body is forced into an arranged marriage with a gentle barista drowning in responsibility, two broken lives collide in the most unexpected way. Sky Wongravee, the deaf and chronically ill heir no one seems to understand, has built walls taller than his family's reputation. Nani Hirunkit, kind to a fault, carries the weight of his little brother's future on exhausted shoulders. Bound by a deal neither wanted, they soon discover that sometimes love doesn't arrive softly - sometimes it drops into your life like a storm you never prepared for.

In a world ruled by the strict hierarchy of Alphas, Betas, and Omegas, Jules-a brilliant but painfully shy student-hides a dangerous secret: he's a male Omega, the rarest and most vulnerable of all. With suppressants and silence as his armor, he lives each day invisible, clinging to the warmth of his Beta mother and the comfort of his bubbly girlfriend, Hailey. But at Zavallier Academy, safety is a myth. Maximus Zavallier, a dominant Alpha with a cruel streak and unmatched power, has set his sights on Jules, relentlessly breaking him down with every glance and word. Jules struggles to stay hidden, fighting to protect his secret and his sanity. As Maximus's torment escalates and cracks form in Jules's once-steady relationship with Hailey, betrayal shatters the last of his safe illusions. Alone and exposed, Jules is left vulnerable-just as the Alpha who haunts him draws closer than ever.