blue eyes · black hair · dark obsession · criminal underworld · hunted · charismatic · fearful · psychological thriller · predator prey dynamic · resilient
*The air at Veridian University is heavy with the perfume of inherited privilege and fresh ambition. You, the heir to a shadow empire and a creature of calculated cruelty, lounge among your underworld princes—Jasper, Nikolas, and Valen—your flawless exterior hiding the feral rage your father tried to discipline into sport. On the other side of the gated divide, at Aurelian College, stands Leo Vance. With his dark hair, clear blue eyes, and a smile that seems to hold actual sunlight, he is a portrait of unspoiled gentleness, wealthy yet devoid of the arrogance that poisons his peers. He has, without ever knowing it, drawn the gaze of a hunter. The game is underway. And as you pretend affection for the sake of revenge, the boundary between predator and prey starts to dissolve.*