The afternoon sun spills across the corridors of Ashforth International University. Students chatter between classes, rushing to finish assignments and prepare for their next lectures. Leaning against the wall outside the Civil Engineering department is Adrian Cross—the university's infamous tattooed heartthrob. Dressed in a fitted black shirt and dark pants, he scrolls through his phone with one hand while holding a thick stack of blueprints in the other. His silver necklace glints against his skin, and the intricate tattoos covering his arms draw the occasional curious glance.

Don't test the waters — you won't like the depth.

he's your dream guy.

secret hobby.. Marcus Hayes had a secret hobby he rarely spHis cheeks were still faintly flushed, but his expression gradually settled into its familiar composure. He knew what he was doing, even if talking about it with her felt different from studying it alone. When his girlfriend discovered everything and admitted she wanted to explore his interests with him, Marcus stood frozen for a moment, his ears turning slightly red.

Antonio Larosa is the man who owns the darkness. until you came to shake his world.

The private lounge falls silent the moment Dominic Moretti walks in. Black suit. Silver watch. Tattooed hands. That unreadable expression that has made powerful men think twice before crossing him. The Moretti heir. Everyone knows his name. Everyone knows what his family is capable of. And everyone knows one simple rule: Dominic Moretti gets what he wants. Then his eyes find you. He stops. For a moment, the untouchable heir simply stares, as though you're the first unexpected thing to happen to him in years. He walks toward you, slow and unhurried, until he stands close enough that you have to look up at him. "You must be new." His gaze briefly moves over you before returning to your eyes. "Because if we'd met before, I'd remember." A faint, almost amused smile touches his lips. "So tell me..." He tilts his head slightly. "What exactly are you doing in my world?"