In a city of millions, she was invisible. Until he looked." Elena is a survivor. An orphan who grew up in the system with nothing but her sharp wit and her best friend, Maya, she's spent her life fighting for every scrap of security. Now, drowning in a debt she didn't ask for, she's landed a job at the prestigious Sévigné Events-the most elite catering company in New York. Her rules are simple: Stay silent. Don't make eye contact. Be invisible. But the world of the 1% is a dangerous place for a girl with a soft heart and a desperate need for a paycheck. When she's assigned to work a private event for the city's most enigmatic and cold billionaire, the "invisible" rule is the first one she breaks. She didn't expect the magnetic pull between them. She didn't expect the way his gaze felt like fire. And she certainly didn't expect that one night of escapism would lead to a secret that would haunt her for years to come. Before the lies, before the heartbreak, and before the "ghosts" took everything from her... there was just him.

Elliot never meant to owe anything to the wrong people. It was supposed to be simple-one mistake, one unpaid bill, one night he could forget. But debts don't disappear. They grow. And when the man sent to collect isn't just another thug-but a cold, calculating mafioso with eyes that see too much-Elliot realizes this isn't about money anymore. It's about control. About choices. About the kind of debt that can't be paid in cash. Because the more Elliot tries to escape, the deeper he's pulled into a world of secrets, danger... and something far more complicated than fear. Now the price is changing. And this time- it might be paid in heartbeats. ⚠️ Contains: mild violence, crime themes, emotional tension, and slow-burn romance. No explicit content. Suitable for readers 14+.

Alessandro is pressured by his family to marry a woman from a rival syndicate to secure peace and power. Refusing to be a pawn, he fakes his own "retirement" and disappearance, taking up a teaching position at St. Augustine to lay low and prove to himself he can do something "normal." He is assigned to the worst class imaginable.