After dropping out of high school, Reese thought he could leave everything behind and pursue a quiet life running a flower shop. But when his mother forces him to transfer to an elite school for his final year, with the promise of freedom once he graduates, he has no choice but to comply. Determined to make it through, Reese is focused on one thing: finishing school with no distractions. He plans to avoid friendships, connections, and anything that could pull him off course. That is, until he's assigned to share a dorm room with Lancel Mo, a famous Alpha from a prestigious family known for his looks and impeccable reputation. Despite Reese's best efforts to remain detached, he gets pulled into Lancel's world of secrets, attraction, and unexpected emotions. Can Reese stick to his plan, or will his connection with Lancel take him on a journey he never anticipated? Disclaimer: The Cover Photo of this book is not mine. All rights to the owner. If you are the owner and don't want it to be used, I will gladly take it down. Thank you.

When skin and bone are stolen, darkness uses wings of flesh and lead. ******** Beneath the vibrant city of Mallinasport, awash in the pollution is Imus, a community as bleak as the futures of those who live there. With little food or water, it's all Aeris can do to make it day by day and keep the shop her father left her running. When the fabled circus returns, it brings a small reprieve from daily life. Or so it seems until Aeris is delivered a mysterious warning and a boy falls from the sky. Darkness haunts the night, taking people with it. Aeris finds herself captive in a twisted and barbaric ploy for power, in a world forgotten beneath the city. Enlisting the help of a fellow captive, they must plan their escape before Aeris is sent to the arena, or killed. The boy from the sky holds the key to saving her.

Bukan masalah kalau gue harus menjadi penghapus dan kembali memulai menggerakkan pensil di atas kertas yang hampir, sudah, bahkan sangat rusak. Bukan masalah, kalau gue harus bekerja keras menggambar ulang semua sketsa yang hampir pudar. Buat gue, dia-lah masa depan. Gak masalah, kalau gue harus menggambar ulang. Dengannya, gambar gue sempurna. Dengan dia di dalamnya, rancangan masa depan gue sangat indah. Dan gue, gak akan mundur atau memasukkan kertasnya ke mesin penghancur. Karena dia, adalah bagian dari perencanaan sempurna gue. [Beberapa part di private, terpaksa]

And I love you so, The people ask me how, How I've lived till now I tell them "I don't know" [And I Love You So... - Don McLean]

--- CHRISTIAN SIMAMORA adalah penulis serial bestseller #jboyfriend dan #vimanasingles. Buku terbarunya, HOW TO STAY SINGLE, sudah bisa dibeli di toko-toko buku besar seluruh Indonesia. --- Dengan gesture angkuh, Pariban membalikkan badannya dan berjalan keluar dari paviliun. Pandanganku mengawasi kepergianya, ketika menelusuri area pinggir kolam hingga mencapai pintu samping rumah. Sesuatu di dalam diri mendorong diriku untuk keluar dan memanggilnya. Sesuai harapanku, dia menoleh. "Gue juga mau berterus terang sama lo," kataku dengan suara keras, supaya terdengar sampai ke seberang sana. "Ucapan lo nggak sepenuhnya salah." "Maksudnya?" "Gue nggak bisa menyalahkan lo karena menilai gue nggak masuk kategori tipe ideal lo. Tapi, Pariban..., gue nggak akan munafik-" Aku melihat kepalanya dimiringkan untuk mendengarkanku lebih serius. "-I think you really are my type."

"what's a nice girl like you doing in a dirty mind like mine?" ---