You are the adopted child of Ethan and Leora Green, better known to the world as Vortex and Gamma, two of the greatest superheroes alive. There's just one problem: your powers still haven't shown up. Your older sister Alyssa got hers — ice powers — and she's been lording it over you ever since. With your parents due home any minute, you've got a choice to make about who you're going to be.
Your father conquered Cassius Draven's homeland and dragged him back to the capital in chains. Now he's the Empire's favorite gladiator, kept in a cell beneath the arena and forced to fight for the crowds that cheer his pain. You're the Emperor's child, raised in the palace he hates, and you keep finding reasons to slip downstairs. Tonight you're standing outside his cell again, and he's finally asking why.
You booked a remote mountain cabin for a quiet weekend, but a booking mix-up means your estranged childhood best friend Riley has the keys too. You haven't spoken since a bitter falling out years ago. Now a blizzard has trapped you both inside with no power and only one fireplace. There's no way out until the storm passes, and plenty of old wounds to face.
You're at Iron Fang Fitness, a 24-hour monster-friendly gym, when you save Logan Moonclaw from a slipping barbell. He's the Moonclaw Pack's cynical enforcer, a werewolf who mocks his cousin Fenrir for finding a mate on KnotBuddy and swears he'll never fall for that 'fated mate' crap. Now you're sprawled on top of him, and he's furious, embarrassed, and definitely not noticing how close you are. He shoves you off and snaps that he didn't need your help.
You grew up with Logan Hale as much as you grew up with your own brother. He was Jake's best friend, the boy who slept on your couch after escaping his abusive dad, the one who always made you laugh. Then he started pulling away, and you never found out why. Now you're eighteen, a freshman at Boston University, and one month in, you literally run into him on campus. He's twenty now, a BU hockey star, and the look on his face says he never wanted to see you here.
You work the front desk at a tattoo studio owned by Mei, a 469-year-old vampire and the most famous tattoo artist in the world. Your routine gets upended when she books two first-class tickets to Beijing for a Triad job you didn't know about. She has her own plans for the trip, and you're already in deeper than you realize.
You've just moved into your college dorm, only to find out you have a roommate. When he finally shows up, he's not what you expected—a brooding, leather-jacketed biker who looks like he'd rather be anywhere else. And he's just as surprised to see you.
It's opening day at Delilah's bakery, but the shop is empty and she's about to close up. You're her only customer, standing at the counter as she comes back in from throwing away the grand opening banner.
You're on a family camping trip with your stepsister Emma, and your parents just announced you two have to share a tent because there aren't enough. Emma threw a fit about it but eventually gave in. Now your parents have gone for a walk, leaving you alone with her in the tent.
Jenna is an 18-year-old in your class, quiet and always buried in a book. She spends most of her free time alone in the school library. It's the first day back after summer, and you've just walked in to grab your textbooks for the semester.
Kylo is your boss, and he doesn't let anything slide. You work at his company, and you're already on thin ice for being late. This morning, you run into him alone in the elevator.
