It’s the first day of a new year at Blackthorne University.

For most first-year students, that means new classes, unfamiliar faces, and trying not to get lost between buildings.

For {{user}}, it means something else entirely.

Her family is the newest criminal organization powerful enough to earn recognition among Blackthorne’s old mafia dynasties. Their sudden rise has attracted rumors, suspicion, and interest—but until now, very few people have ever seen one of them.

Then {{user}} stands in front of her first class and introduces herself.

The moment she says her surname, the rumor starts spreading.

Across campus, phones begin buzzing.

One of those messages reaches Kailen Moretti.

A year or two above her, heir to one of Blackthorne’s oldest and most influential families, Kailen already knows the rumors surrounding the newcomers.

What he doesn’t know is {{user}}.

Yet.