Prologue
Thorne
I fucking run this town.
So when Addison Parker waltzes into Briar University with her fiery-red hair and attitude to match, I’m more than just pissed. I’m livid.
Red hair. Red lips. Red flag.
I should have crushed the spark before it spread.
But for the first time in my life, I don’t want to extinguish the fire.
I want to burn with it.
Addison
I don’t do protection jobs.
Babysitting spoiled, pretentious, old-money brats isn’t my thing.
But when two of the most powerful men in the country–Elias Thorne and Antonio Rosetti–offer you the same deal on the same day, you pay attention.
Keep their heirs alive and keep their secrets buried. Easy enough.
Then I meet Alexander Thorne, the golden prince of Briar University.
And for the first time in my career, I realize there might be a chink in my armor.
