Apartment 405

Bailey Keaton had exactly one problem: she needed somewhere to live.

When Northgate University admits more freshmen than it can house, Bailey is left with one option: a vacant room in Apartment 405. The catch? Her new roommates are men.

She can handle that.

What she isn't prepared for is Ares Nikitin.

Tattooed, infuriating, and impossible to read, Ares disappears at strange hours and comes home with bruised knuckles, split lips, and explanations that never quite add up. Bailey knows better than to stick her nose where it doesn't belong. Unfortunately, she's never been particularly good at leaving things alone.

Ares Nikitin doesn't fight because he wants to.

The people pulling the strings at Northgate make millions from what he can do with his fists, and they've made one thing painfully clear: as long as Ares keeps fighting, the people he loves stay safe.

So he fights. He wins. He keeps his mouth shut.

Until the demands start changing.

Until winning isn't enough.

And somewhere between keeping Bailey at arm's length and keeping his family alive, Ares realizes the people who own his every move have found something else they can use against him.

Her.