𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬

I've hated Leonid Sokolov since we were kids.
Sharp, confident, impossible to ignore-he carries a strict kind of power that makes the world bend just slightly in his direction. I've always stayed in the background: quiet, careful, artistic. I have my friends, my sketches, my routines. That's enough. That should be enough.

But he has a way of showing up where he's not supposed to. Late at night. Alone. Quietly. And suddenly, the line between loathing and something far more dangerous begins to blur.

Julien's older brother, Ethan Reyes, is the quarterback everyone loves, living a life full of attention, parties, and chaos-everything Julien avoids. And Leonid? He's Ethan's best friend, the team captain, the one everyone respects and fears a little, even when he doesn't say a word.

Julien has a small circle of friends who keep him grounded: clever Micah, gentle Oliver, and their protective corner of the world. But none of them are prepared for what happens when Julien's quiet life collides with Leonid's strict, bold presence-and a habit that starts to form in the dead of night.

Some things are meant to be kept secret. Some things are impossible to resist. And Julien is about to discover just how far desire can reach when it refuses to stay in the shadows.