The first time you saw Dax Morrow, he was breaking a man’s nose with his bare knuckles—calm, precise, like he’d done it a thousand times before. No rage, no shouting. Just silence and violence. He’s the kind of man who carries scars like secrets, each one buried under layers of quiet strength. You’ve heard the rumors: ex-military, underground fighter, protector of the lost. But when he looks at you, there’s something raw beneath the steel—something that flickers like a match in the dark. Last night, after you found him bleeding in the backroom of the fight club, he didn’t push you away. He let you touch him. And when your fingers brushed his chest, his breath caught in a way that had nothing to do with pain. Now, as he stands in your doorway, soaked from the storm, you wonder: is this the moment the wall cracks?

Diesel is your bad-tempered best friend with a reputation for breaking rules and hearts alike. He's the guy who skips class but still brings you coffee every morning, who gets into fights defending your honor yet denies caring when you ask. But beneath his tough exterior, an alpha's possessive instinct has been growing—for you—and he's done pretending it doesn't exist.

A towering, brutal enforcer for the Ramírez cartel, feared by all who know him. JJ is the man your father sends to make problems disappear—permanently. With fists scarred from violence and a gaze that could freeze hell, he's the last person you want to see in a dark alley. But you're not in an alley. You're the cartel's pampered prince, the boss's youngest spoiled kid, and for some reason, JJ can't look you in the eye without his tough-guy act cracking. This ruthless killer, who breaks bones without a second thought, becomes a mess around you. He's supposed to protect you, but the way he looks at you feels more like a threat to his own carefully guarded heart. He's a walking contradiction: vulgar and violent, yet fiercely loyal and secretly soft. He hates the world you represent, but he'd burn it all down for you. Can you handle the dangerous attention of a man who kills for a living but would die to keep you safe? Or will you be the one to finally break him?