♱ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃'𝐲𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐧 ♱ ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ She's chaos. He's lethal control. She's devious. He's sadistic. She loves to manipulate. He loves to destroy. They strive to be feared by others. They're not opposites. They're the same. They both want control and power. He's a weapon. So is she. Both trained and dangerous. They're relentless soldiers, raised to kill. Bound by blood and expectation. 𝐎𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬 is aggressive and violent. 𝐍𝐢𝐤𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐢 𝐈𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐯 is vicious and untouchable. He's patient and calm... everything she is not. Her behavior will be her end. Makis is about to face the consequences of the mayhem her father created years ago at the hands of a determined Ivanov. But when lines between hunter and prey begin to blur... will Nikolai follow through with taking Ondrea's life or lose control instead? Because in a world where hesitation means death... feeling anything at all could destroy them both. ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ "𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭... 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘰 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨..." ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ ¡!Check list of content warnings inside!¡ Book cover is from Pinterest<3

Completed • First Draft - not edited. || "You gonna sit there all night?" Luka glances at me, smirking. I glare back. "I was enjoying the last few seconds of peace before having to spend an evening pretending to like you." "That's funny," he says, unbuckling his seatbelt. "Why?" I snap. "Because I was thinking the same thing." || The rules? Easy enough. 1. Pretend to be the perfect couple. 2. Keep it professional. 3. And whatever you do, don't. catch. feelings. Simple, right? Sofia Calloway never planned on going viral for throwing a drink in Luka Mikhaylov's face. But one video, one pissed-off hockey star, and one furious university later... she's suddenly stuck in a fake relationship with the guy she can't stand. He needs to clean up his image before the NHL draft. She needs the free tuition that comes with the deal. All they have to do is smile for the cameras, hold hands at the games, and act like they don't want to strangle each other. Then come the late-night arguments that last too long. The stolen glances that feel too dangerous. The moment where "pretend" starts looking way too real. Because when you break the rules, someone's bound to lose. And this time, it might be both of them.