❝ You make this messed-up world look so much more beautiful. ❞ Gathering me in his arms, he pulled me close -- his lips seeking mine hungrily. ──────────────── The only thing Summer Hale has ever wanted was to live peacefully away from her secrets, away from the lies. When she pursues to study at Brickfields University after an unfortunate twist of fate, she believes she could live the life she has always dreamt of while finding the answers to a box of letters her mother left behind. Even if it's only for a short while. But after meeting mysterious and charming Gray Stanford, her life takes a thrilling and dangerous turn as dark pasts, disturbing secrets, and demons buried long ago resurface. Sometimes, it's the people who are closest to us that we should be careful of. What's college without a little crazy? ──────────────── 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗘 • Book 01 in the Ruthless Kingdom Series [[150,000 - 200,000]] ──────────────── Featured on Wattpad's Dangerous Love, General Fiction, Psychological Novel, and Romance profiles.

Cover by @CelticWarriorQueen17 Grayson is an orphaned teen, doing his best to survive in a world where each time another baby is born, someone is executed to ensure that their planet doesn't overpopulate. Just one year before, he had been invited into Edipeis. A school for the intelligent, which saved him from having his name entered into the computer. Guaranteeing that he would live a full life without the fear of execution. The last thing he remembers is walking through the gates on day one, leaving everyone he had come to know and love behind. Then he woke up New Years Eve of the following year, with his name displayed on the execution board. With no other option, he remembers the story of Maximus Hamiton: a man who could walk through worlds. With a cup in one hand, and a candle in the other, Grayson lights it as midnight strikes on the eve of his execution.