She was raised to obey. He was born to rule. Sold into an arranged marriage with the most feared mafia boss in the country, Y/N enters a world of power, secrets, and bloodshed. Sheltered her entire life and treated as nothing more than a bargaining chip, sheโs forced to become the wife of Angelo โAceโ Russoโa man who doesnโt believe in love. But as enemies close in and old wounds begin to heal, their contract may become something neither of them expected.
He was the professor everyone wanted. Cold. Brilliant. Untouchable. Y/N was the student no professor could intimidate. When Adrian Blackwood enters her classroom, their relationship begins with arguments, impossible questions, and a challenge neither of them is willing to lose. She becomes fascinated by the one man who can finally match her mindโand he becomes captivated by the one student who refuses to be impressed by him. But some lines exist for a reason. And when intellectual rivalry turns into lingering glances, undeniable chemistry, and feelings neither can ignore, Adrian has to decide how far heโs willing to go to protect the future of the student who has become impossible to forget. She wanted a challenge. She never expected him to become one.
Mystic Falls had always been a town where secrets refused to stay buried.Vampires,witches,werewolves,ghosts,and ancient curses were all part of the hidden world beneath the surface.Yet when Joelle arrived,she seemed like the rare exception to all of it.
