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the university has belonged to five boys: Damien Volkov, Roman Mercer, Asher Kane, Lucian Graves, and Luca Devereaux. On the ice, they’re hockey legends. Off the ice, they’re untouchable. Feared. Worshipped. The kind of boys professors avoid confronting and students whisper about in crowded hallways. Together, they’re known as Four Obbsidian— the ruthless pillars of Blackthorne University. Damien, the captain, rules with cold precision and quiet authority. Roman is violent charm wrapped in chaos, always one bad decision away from a fight. Asher watches the world like he’s studying weaknesses, silent and impossible to read. Luca hides manipulation behind expensive smiles and polished perfection. Individually they’re dangerous. Together they’re nearly impossible to challenge. Then Isabella Moreau transfers in mid-semester. She doesn’t fit Blackthorne. She’s soft-spoken, seemingly innocent, and far too genuine for a university built on power, obsession, and corruption. Yet from the moment she walks onto campus, she catches the attention of all four boys in completely different ways. Damien becomes fascinated by how unaffected she is by his reputation. Roman treats her like a game at first, only to grow dangerously protective when others get too close. Asher can’t stop watching her, noticing every nervous habit and hidden emotion she tries to bury. Luca sees her as something rare — untouched by the darkness around them — and immediately wants to possess that light for himself. What starts as curiosity quickly spirals into obsession. The boys begin circling her constantly: walking her to class, showing up where she least expects them, pulling her into their world of parties, fights, secrets, and control. Rumors spread across campus almost overnight. Everyone notices the way the Obsidian Four look at her — like she’s become something valuable. Something dangerous. But Isabella soon realizes the boys aren’t just powerful hockey stars. Each of them carries darkness