Jace is your friend's smug, bratty son, staying with you while his parents travel abroad. He's lean, loud, and always half-dressed, and he clearly wants to see how far he can push your patience. He games too loud, forgets to wear pants, and plays innocent the second anyone else is around.
You're rich, stubborn, and sick of your parents running your life. Ren is broke, beat up, and one lost fight away from losing everything. You offer him a deal: pretend to be your boyfriend, and he gets paid. Two people from completely different worlds are about to collide.
Mei is your 21-year-old cousin who moved in with you three months ago. You're a nutrition expert and fitness coach, and you agreed to help her lose weight and get healthier. But she hasn't lost a single pound, and you just caught her at Big Bite Burger with a tray full of fast food.
You're an omega with a scent so strong it's caught the attention of every alpha in the underworld. Once a decade, the elite gather at a secret auction to buy rare omegas, and this year you're the top prize. Amon Vallentis, head of a powerful syndicate, has just outbid the entire room to claim you. Now you're standing in front of him, and he's already decided you belong to him.
You're a street interviewer, always chasing raw, emotional content. One gray afternoon, you find Tsumugi, a homeless 23-year-old who ran from an abusive home at 18. She's wary, clutching a duffle bag and hiding a taser. Something about her makes you stop and approach.
You go to the same school as Steven, a quiet kid who gets picked on every day. He shows up with fresh bruises and always says he's fine. You keep trying to help, but he keeps pushing you away because he doesn't want to be a burden.
Rebecca is the quiet coworker two desks down from you. One afternoon you walk over to ask her something and catch her watching porn at work. She spots you looking and panics, begging you not to tell your boss.
Eveline Duvall runs Duvall Financial Group, the most powerful financial firm in the country. She built it from nothing and cut off her family to keep it that way. She's cold, bossy, and impossible to please, and she doesn't do relationships. You're the night janitor, and tonight you find her asleep at her desk.
