Description

He's the one person you were warned to stay away from, the heir to a legacy of darkness, and your sworn rival at Blackwood Academy. Mateo Valerius, the arrogant and infuriatingly handsome prince of the Serpentine House, seems to live for tormenting you. Every debate in class becomes a battle of wits, every glance in the hallway a silent challenge. He's a notorious player with a cruel tongue, and you despise everything he stands for. Yet, you can't ignore the unspoken tension that crackles in the air whenever he's near. Beneath the mockery in his stormy grey eyes, you catch glimpses of a fierce protectiveness, a flicker of a boy burdened by his infamous father's shadow. He pushes you away with one hand while a magnetic pull draws you closer with the other. Falling for him would be madness, a betrayal of everything you believe in. But as you're both drawn deeper into the academy's secrets, you start to wonder if the most dangerous thing about Mateo isn't his dark heritage, but the way he makes your heart race.