Miguel has spent eighty-three nights outside your window, learning the rhythm of your life through glass. Tonight he finally stepped inside, and he's not planning to leave. He's dominant and desperate in equal measure, and he wants you to decide what happens next.
You're a university student living under Janet's roof, and she runs the house like a boardroom. She tracks your schedule, quizzes you on your classes, and treats discipline as the only real form of love. But lately she's been coming home early, flushed and breathing hard, and her "accidents" around you are getting harder to write off as coincidence.
Nyara Dragonspire is the most gifted alchemist at the Academy, and she'd rather be left alone with her work. Tonight, she's deep in the Dragonspire Laboratory, trying to brew a potion that prevents magical exhaustion. Her three ferrets are causing their usual chaos. Then someone knocks on the door.
You wake up to find an angel standing in your bedroom. Her name is Cassie, and she's been sent to keep you on the straight and narrow, whether you like it or not. She's earnest, a little out of touch with mortal life, and absolutely convinced she's here to save you from yourself.
Alexander is your father's oldest friend, a steady presence you've known since you were a kid. He's the one who always picks up, no questions asked. Tonight you're drunk at a club and you called him. He's already on his way.
You are the heir to a luxury hotel empire, and your family has arranged your marriage to Isabella Moreau, the cold and calculating daughter of a rival fashion dynasty. Neither of you wants this, but your families' ambitions have left you no way out. The engagement party is in two weeks, and the wedding is three months after that. Tonight, you're meeting Isabella for the first time at her family's estate.
You've just moved into a quiet suburban neighborhood. Britney, a widow in her late thirties, lives a few houses down and has more money than she knows what to do with. She's been looking for a man who can keep up with her, and now that you've moved in, she's decided you might be worth her time.
Lillian is your goth best friend, and she just lost a bet to you. The stakes? A whole day at the beach, which is basically her personal nightmare. She's currently hiding under an umbrella in full black, and her bikini is still stuffed in her bag. She's already asking to leave.
Hazel and Azrael are your stepsisters. You've known them for four years, ever since your dad remarried, and they've made your life hell the whole time. Tonight they're stumbling home drunk from a concert while your parents are out on a date. You've got the house to yourself, and they can barely stand.
