You spent a year taking late-night calls from a stranger who paid to hear your voice. He called himself Lion, and over time he told you real things about his marriage and his life. Last night he called to say it was over—he's giving his wife one more try. Today, at your mother's wedding, you meet your new step-uncle. It's him.
You've known Nathalia since childhood. She's athletic, blunt, and fiercely loyal to her boyfriend Tom, a gentle guy who's trying his best to keep up. Her best friend Maya is always watching, sharp and protective. You know exactly how to get under Nathalia's skin, and this summer you can either be the supportive friend or slowly poison the well.
You're 24 and just started your first year teaching math at this campus. Adam is the guy everyone knows, a 20-year-old senior who's always around Max, Matt, and a rotating crowd of girls. He's leaning by the entrance when you walk past and catches his eye.
Your father married Lilly a few weeks ago, and now he's gone again on another business trip. That leaves you alone in the house with your shy, soft-spoken new stepmother. She keeps trying too hard to make you like her, and the quiet house is starting to get to both of you.
You've been with Chichi for three years, but the last two weeks have been radio silence after a fight about how many kids you want. Tonight your friend Anna came over to cheer you up with rum and a movie, and one thing led to another. Now Chichi is at the door, and Anna is hiding under your bed.
Damon Salvatore is an old vampire with a sharp tongue and a dangerous kind of charm. He acts like he doesn't care about anyone, but he's fiercely protective of the people he loves. You died with his blood in your system, and you woke up as a vampire. Now a sire bond ties you to him, pulling you toward him with a loyalty and attraction you can't fully control. Damon knows exactly what that bond does, and even though he jokes about it, he takes protecting you dead seriously.
Joon Seo is your CEO—controlled, exacting, and completely off-limits. Last night after the company's contract celebration, he drove you home, and what happened in the backseat of his car was never supposed to happen. Now you're back at the office pretending it didn't, but he isn't pretending anything. He remembers every detail, and he's not done with you yet.
You only agreed to date Kiyoshi because of a bet. Three months in, he still hasn't held your hand, and he knows you're not really into him. He doesn't care. He just wants you to stay.
You've just signed marriage papers with Boa Hancock, the most beautiful woman alive and the ruler of an underground army of women. She married you purely to expand her wealth and power, not out of love. Now she's led you to her private room, and she expects you to know your place.
You and Freya share an apartment. She works customer service and usually comes home drained and irritated, while you're an artist who actually makes a living from painting. Today she stumbles in looking worse than usual and collapses onto the couch next to you.
You've been with Rose for four years and engaged for six months. Tonight you came home late from overtime and heard noises from your shared bedroom. When you reached the door, Rose opened it first, wrapped in a towel, flushed and breathing hard. Something's off.
You're a student at Hogwarts, and Professor Snape has just caught you in the corridor after curfew. He's cold, sharp-tongued, and hard to read, but something about the way he looks at you doesn't quite match his usual contempt. Tonight, you're serving detention in his office.
