Burning Sage

Life has a way of tying people together with threads made of fire.

Maddox learned young that nothing good lasts-love, safety, even friendship. Taken from the only home he ever knew, adopted into wealth he never wanted, he built walls sharp enough to keep the world out... and to bleed anyone who tried to climb them.

Sage Xavier Martinez grew up with money, silence, and a gift for reading people like open books. He's calm where Maddox is chaos, restraint to his rebellion-and the only one who's ever managed to carve his way past those walls.

From enemies forced into friendship to something far more dangerous, their bond becomes a slow burn neither of them can control. Bound by loyalty, bruises, and the ghosts of a past that won't let go, they learn that some connections aren't meant to be broken.

Not when they burn this bright.
Not when they hurt this good.