To Love a Monster

When you arrive at Blackwood Academy, you expect privilege. Prestige. Maybe even a chance to start over. What you don't expect is him. Nikolai Morelli-the name everyone whispers but never says too loud. He's the kind of boy who rules the school without ever needing to try. The kind of boy people fear, worship, and warn you to stay away from. They say he doesn't feel fear. Or guilt. Or mercy. They say his father built an empire on blood and silence-and Nikolai learned from the best.
But when his cold gaze finds you across the hall on your first day, something shifts. You don't know the rules here, and he's made a career of breaking them. He's dangerous, untouchable... and somehow, impossibly, interested in you. And at Blackwood, that might be the most dangerous thing of all. Because behind the ivy-covered walls and whispered secrets, there's something darker at play-something that could ruin you before you even begin. And Nikolai Morelli? He might just be the one to destroy you... or save you.