She swore she would never kneel to the man who destroyed her kingdom. Yet here she stands crowned by her enemy. King Damien Riego is feared across the lands. A ruler forged in war, with blood on his hands and ice in his veins. When he demands Princess Viella Morti as part of a peace treaty, the world believes it is nothing more than another act of cruelty. To Viella, he is the monster who brought her people to their knees. The king who stole her future. But nothing in his kingdom is as it seems. Secrets hide within castle walls. Lies are buried beneath the throne. And the line between hatred and desire grows thinner with every stolen glance and every whispered argument in the dark. In a court filled with enemies, betrayal is inevitable. The only question is will love destroy them first?

Arabella Whitmore's life is perfect. Perfect family. Perfect school. Perfect boyfriend. Her future has already been decided long before she ever had a chance to want something different. Then Matteo Vitale arrives. The new boy with the bruised knuckles, the cigarette between his fingers, and the kind of reputation that spreads through the school before he even speaks. Rumors say he left Italy because of underground fights, police trouble, and a past no one fully understands. Everyone keeps their distance. Everyone except Arabella. While the other girls are drawn to his danger, she's the only one who looks past it and that's exactly the problem. Because Matteo knows something she doesn't. Girls like her don't fall for boys like him. And if she does... it won't just ruin her perfect life. It might destroy them both.

"Then, what was even the point of hiding, I don't get it!" "I knew you wouldn't, that's why I shouldn't have said yes from the start." "So end it. Tell me you never wish to see me and I'll never bother you again." A pain reflected in her brown eyes, that were already full of tears. "You know I won't." he whispered back, after an aching silence. "I love you Zoe." Or: Zoe thinks she's finally escaped her parents' disappointment when she arrives at the family's beach house, where she's supposed to meet her brother and have a fun summer away from noise. But what happens when Alec gets worried about school work and his not-so-secret crush Libby and instead sends Casper, his best friend and Zoe's crush since she was four? [friends to strangers to friends to lovers to friends with benefits to enemies to friends to enemies to lovers]