A dark stepbrother romance They were never supposed to live under the same roof. They were never supposed to want each other. And they were never supposed to fall in love. Julian Hart has built his life around control. Top of his class, student council president, flawless reputation—he’s the golden boy of Ashmoor Academy. But behind the perfect smile is a secret he won’t even admit to himself. One he sketches alone in a hidden notebook. One with sharp blue-green eyes and bruised knuckles. Ronan Vale is the problem that won’t go away. Tattooed, violent, and reckless, he moves into Julian’s house with a smirk and a leather jacket—and no intention of playing by anyone’s rules. Especially Julian’s. Especially when he finds the drawings. What starts as hatred turns into something far more dangerous. Obsession. Temptation. A game of control neither of them can win. But the deeper they fall, the higher the cost. Because Ronan has secrets of his own. And some obsessions don’t end in love. They end in fire.