AshleyM_
At RAU, a university in a private island in UK where only the Americans high-class student could go apart from the British students. Where prestige is inherited, loyalty is bought, and every smile hides a threat.
Aleksandra Morozova arrived with one rule: trust no one. Cold, brilliant, and untouchable, she has spent her entire life learning that emotions are liabilities and weakness is unforgivable. She's determined to graduate, disappear, and never become another pawn in the dangerous world she was born into.
Then there's Aiden Russo.
The ruthless heir to one of the most powerful mafia dynasties. Feared by everyone, admired by many, and incapable of mercy. He doesn't believe in love, only control. But from the moment Aleksandra refuses to bow to him, she becomes the one obsession he can't silence.
Their rivalry turns into an irresistible game of manipulation, secrets, and impossible attraction. Every move draws them deeper into a war neither of them can escape-where betrayal is currency, blood writes the rules, and falling for the enemy could cost them everything.
Some attractions are forbidden.
Theirs was inevitable.