Beyond redemption

"Read Elias." I whisper gleefully, watching his Adam's apple bob as he fights to focus on the Italian text in his hands. His voice cracks slightly when he says, "But I need you right now 𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆."

Vanessa Rose has built a wall of facade so thick no
one gets past her cold exterior. But cracks begin to show when her grades start slipping and graduation-her ticket out-is suddenly at risk. What no one sees is the storm beneath the ice. A fierce craving she's fought to bury for years starts to flare again the moment her eyes land on someone who wants nothing to do with her.

Elias Vladimirov is the shy, reserved genius whose flawless academic record outshines even the brightest at Royal Woods Academy. He's the embodiment of safe and practical, which is exactly why his grades remain unblemished. That all changes when he's assigned to tutor a certain minx who just might teach him a thing or two about the hunger she's been desperately trying to control-and what happens when the line between control and desire begins to blur.