An unfamiliar, hungry impulse burns inside of me, urging me to close the space. I've always had control: over alcohol and boys and everything. But with him, it's different. He shatters all the walls I've put up with a single touch. I shouldn't want to find out what he can do to me with more than that but I do. I gasp as he kisses the sensitive skin of my neck and sucks a little. Ian smashes his mouth to mine and lifts me off the floor so that I'm against the wall, legs wrapped around him.Then he presses his lips to my ear and mutters in a lover's voice, "I'm going to kill you" as he presses a knife to my back. ~~ Elya Chaz. She's a girl with a dark secret from her past haunting her. Nevertheless, she's a fighter now, competing in the prestigious Academy for a top spot. She has plans to show everyone she's not a scrawny little girl anymore. Nothing will distract her from her goal. But the universe has different plans and she crosses path with the infamous bad boy that wins every fight without breaking a sweat and trains like a demon. Ian Julliard. He's a boy with a secret darker than even hers. His eyes are stormy with a hungry fire and untold promises to both take her down and give her more trouble than she can handle. From the first time they meet, she can feel the air change around her with just one look. It's her toughest challenge yet to resist him as the blazing fire they share threatens to consume her. The Academy. Prestigious center for fighters, competing for the top spot. It's a competition. It's an organization with secrets of its own and as the web of lies, seduction, and competition unravels, it takes down everything in its path except the champions. The winners of the game. Who will make it to the top? ~~ No part of this book should be copied or distributed in any manner. Please don't plagiarize my work. Thank you. I appreciate each and every one of you. Happy reading!