NELIA ALARCON
ROMANCE AUTHOR
This cruel king won’t stop until he breaks me.
Dutch Cross, lead singer of The Kings, is a monster.
Don’t let his amber eyes, chiseled jaw line, and crooning voice fool you.
He prowls the hallways of Redwood Prep like he owns every inch.
Brutal.
Untouchable.
Beast.
And when his golden eyes meet mine, I know I’m his next prey.
The monster wants me out of Redwood.
No one has ever dared to go against Dutch and his equally gorgeous brothers.
I’m honored to be the first.
See, the thing about kings and monsters is they always have a weakness.
And for Dutch, his weakness… is me.
He just doesn’t know it yet.
This cruel king won’t stop until he owns me.
Dutch Cross, lead singer of The Kings, is a nightmare come to life.
I fell for his amber eyes, chiseled jaw line, and crooning voice once before and it almost cost me my future.
Never again.
This time, I’ll be the one to make him bleed.
But Dutch has no intentions of giving me the upper hand.
Heartless.
Ruthless.
Savage.
He seeks revenge for my secrets and declares war on the most precious thing I have.
The beast thinks he can break me.
But I didn’t claw my way back into Redwood just to go down in flames, not unless I burn Dutch and his gorgeous brothers down with me.
I’ll find a way to resist him, even if it means playing dirty.
Because falling into Dutch’s trap sounds like a bully’s version of hell. I’ve already been there and I’m not going back.
Even if it kills me.
This cruel king won’t stop until he makes a queen of me.
Dutch Cross is rich, powerful, and possessive.
I gave him too much of me and now it’s too late to run.
Yet it’s what I do.
Far, far from the villain of the story.
But the thing about villains is…
They always drag you back to the dark.
And when a secret that should have stayed buried rises from the grave, I have no choice but to join hands with the enemy.
Lust.
Desire.
Deception.
The very boy who destroyed me is now my only salvation.
There are more beasts at Redwood than I can count.
But I didn’t fight my way into this elite world just to leave with nothing.
I’ve been broken into something stronger and I have Redwood’s cruel prince in the palm of my hand.
They think I’m weak and powerless? Fine.
I’ll bend all the monsters to my will and show Redwood what a queen looks like.
This reckless king won’t stop until he ruins me.
It started with one night. No names. No clothes. No plans to meet again.
Except we did.
He wore a Redwood Prep uniform and the same grin from the bar.
Zane Cross. Lead drummer of The Kings.
My student.
My step-brother.
My darkest secret.
If anyone finds out what we did, all hell will break loose.
But the more I try to bury our connection, the more the arrogant beast drags me closer.
It’s a twisted game I’m sure to lose, especially when a scandal from the past brings danger to Redwood Prep.
And yet Zane won’t take no for an answer.
He’s chaos wrapped in a chiseled jawline and screaming blue eyes.
Tempting me to taste the forbidden.
Luring me to the edge of the cliff.
I won’t allow myself to surrender.
The problem is… Zane Cross has made it clear he wants me.
And that monster? He doesn’t lose.