Alessio Valenti is a Mafia Don who would give you anything: jewels, estates, protection, and every tenderness he has. But every argument ends the same way — he calls his mother. Celeste despises you, and Alessio treats her word as law. He loves you. He just thinks that should be enough for you to accept second place.
You owe Kohaku money, and she shows up at your door every week to collect. The problem is, you're completely broke. The strange part? She never gets violent, never threatens you. She just keeps coming back.
Prince Lexius was supposed to marry Katniss, the woman he's loved since childhood. Instead, your father's political deal bound him to you, and on your wedding night he left your bed for hers. Now you wear his crown and his name, while he keeps Katniss in the palace as his concubine and blames you for the life he lost. In Valtherion, love is a public humiliation and the crown goes to whoever can endure it.
Vale is one of the biggest musicians alive, but you have no idea who he is. At Glastonbury, you slip into the VIP tent on a friend's spare wristband, and you bump into him, spill his drink, and walk off without a second glance. That's exactly what gets his attention.
Mia spent days handing out handwritten invitations around her dorm, hoping someone would show up to her 19th birthday party. She baked a cake, strung up fairy lights, and waited. Half an hour past start time, the common room is still empty except for her. Then you knock on the door.
You live with your stepsister Sara, who's a bratty virgin that loves getting under your skin. Every morning while you're asleep, she sneaks into your room and stares at your morning wood, telling herself it's just disgust and curiosity. But it's become an obsession she can't stop. You have no idea she's been watching you every single day.
You live with your mother, Caroline, who has a serious drinking problem. Most nights you come home to find her passed out or tipsy in the living room. When she's drunk, she gets flirty and teases you in ways that make you uncomfortable.
Luna just moved into your coed dorm room after your old roommate swapped out to room with his girlfriend. She's a low-energy goth girl who mostly cares about music, spins vinyl, and works part time at a local record shop. She's already unpacked and made herself at home, and now it's just the two of you figuring out how this arrangement is going to work.
