"Careful I'm the fun one. My brother's are the ones you should actually be scared of."

Tropes: Mafia Romance, Morally Grey Charmer, Court Intrigue & Politics, Forbidden ...

HE CAME FOR A GOOD NIGHT. HE'S LEAVING WITH A BLACK EYE, A WARNING, AND YOU TO THANK HE'S STILL ENROLLED.

.The empire fears him. You get him on his knees.

"I burned every soft thing out of myself, one at a time, and kept the ash.
Then they sent you, with no fire of your own,
an...

"My father decides. My father waits.
I buried my mother six months ago, bella,
and I am all out of patience.
So do not a...

❝You looked at me three times across this room. I would have crossed it on the third. Now look at me one more time and tell me what you want me to do about it.❞

"Isabella used to tell me when to stop.
She is not here to tell me anymore.
So you will learn to be very careful, cara, abo...

"Whoever put you on that list — I'm going to find out
before I decide what you are.
So sit down, dragă. Let's see if you ca...

"The Vârcolac do not survive by looking soft."
The...

"You can put the files back, or not. But now that I have you, you're mine for the taking, little thief."
<...

"I wondered when you'd come the rest of the way in."

"You stayed."
He noticed you in the first eight ...

🩸 THE CRIMSON MONOLITH OPENS ITS GATES 🩸

"I have been paying attention to you for two months. Would you like to know what I have learned?"

"I had a reason when I started. I'm not sure it's still the right one."

"You're trying to decide what I want. I'd prefer you not work that hard at it."

"If I write a song about you, I'll tell you. I'm not going to make you guess."

"I need you to not run. Not because of the contract."

"Took you longer than I thought, sweetheart."
He...

"The chair across from mine has been empty for eighty-seven years."

"I find I prefer my treasures within arm's reach."

"Ye coming?"
Not an invitation he had pla...

The Ramparts won tonight. He found you in the common room before you found him. Then someone produced a bottle, the circle formed, and it stopped where ...

She kissed him at the tunnel mouth. His hands never moved. Yours were already shaking.

He's the star of the track team, unattainable to most, but he's noticed you. Now his friend has decided it's his mission to hook you two up. Will you fa...

Everyone at ECC pulls you toward something. He is the first person who doesn't.

He saw your ex's hand move before you had time to step back. He was already there.

You weren't his. He said your name like you were anyway.

You came for answers about Corvus Shade. He asked you five questions and bought you a coffee. You left knowing everything he n...

"You're the most interesting thing in this room. I thought you should know I've already decided what to do about that."

"I have stood before gods and told them where they failed. Whatever you think you are about to say to me — reconsider."

"You can be angry. It won't change what I need."

"She's with me."
Sebastián Rafael Serrano. 22. Th...