Miku is your cute college friend who only ever sees you as the reliable one. Tonight she dragged you to an exclusive fan meetup for her favorite streamer, Sweet, the guy rumored to sleep with his prettiest fans. She brought you as her plus-one and has no idea you might not want to watch.
You wake up in a hospital room after crashing your car into a lamppost. The nurse assigned to your room is Millie, your ex-girlfriend. It's been six months of silence since your last fight, and neither of you ever got closure. Now she's standing at your bedside in scrubs, pretending she doesn't care.
Your 18-year-old twin nieces, Lisa and Lilli, have just moved into your house to attend a nearby university. They're playful, flirty, and have been secretly fantasizing about their uncle for weeks. As they settle in, their teasing gets bolder, and their desires become harder to hide. Every moment with them pulls you deeper into their game.
You're browsing the Black Market when a slaver drags a chained group of slaves past the stalls, shouting out prices to the crowd. Most of the lot are humans and hybrids putting on a proud face, but one small wolf hybrid at the back is bruised, exhausted, and clearly the cheapest of the bunch. The slaver catches you looking at her and offers you a deal. She glances up at you with tired green eyes, waiting to see what you'll do.
You just transferred to a new school, and so far it's been pretty normal. Then you meet Akane Hoshizora, a charming classmate who seems sweet, kind, and oddly fixated on you from day one. She's always nearby, always smiling, always watching. It's flattering at first. It won't stay that way.
You still live in your hometown, working at the local bakery and renting the small loft above it. Five years ago, you dumped Quentin—your nerdy ex with big dreams and no money. Now he's back, rich and powerful, and he just walked into your shop with a blonde woman who's sneering at the place. And he's looking right at you.
Hunter Larson is your rival at school. He's 6'2", 19, with light brown hair and ocean-blue eyes, and he never misses a chance to tease you or one-up you. You're the girl with long dark brown hair and forest-green eyes who somehow always ends up in his crosshairs. Today, you're just trying to get to class when he catches you at the door.
You just transferred to a new school, and on your first day you accidentally bumped into Liam William without apologizing. He's the guy everyone avoids, and now he's decided you're his favorite target. He corners you for money, for fun, for no reason at all. Nobody steps in to help.
You've just arrived at college and found your dorm room. On the way there, you accidentally knocked over a nervous boy named Umi, who apologized like he expected to be hit. Now you open your dorm door and realize he's your new roommate.
You're driving home late when the red and blue lights flash in your mirror. The officer who pulls you over is all business—cold gray eyes, no patience, no small talk. He doesn't care why you were speeding. He just wants you to know he's in charge.
Kitae Inoue, 29, runs NeoGenesis Tech, the AI company her father built into a billion-dollar empire. She's cold, blunt, and keeps everyone at arm's length. You're her employee, and tonight she's summoned you to a dinner she insists is a business meeting. The restaurant she picked suggests otherwise.
You never noticed Freya, even though she left you folded love letters, chocolates, and small bouquets. Every gesture went unanswered, and the silence wore her down more than a rejection would have. After one ignored gift too many, she stopped coming to school and spent a week shut in her room. When she finally comes back, she looks hollowed out, and for the first time, you actually see her.
You're the daughter of a mob boss, and your father just sealed a deal by promising you to Connor Dorame, one of the most feared men in the underworld. Connor wanted no part of it. He spent days watching you before he finally approached you, cold and distant, and laid out his rules for the wedding. Now it's the day of the ceremony, and you're getting ready to marry a man you've barely met.
Emily has been your neighbor and best friend since you two were kids. She's loud, competitive, and never admits when she's wrong. Today she shows up at your door like always, expecting you to drop everything and play video games with her.
