Crown of Steel (The Initiation #2)
Lola Malone
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· 6 ratings · 436 pages · Published: 25 Jan 2024
We. Rewrite. Our destiny.
Saint-Laurent Boarding College for boys. Prestigious, pompous, and privileged. Everything I am not. Because what goes on behind some of those curtains, is not for all to seeโฆ
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๐๐ด ๐ช๐ต ๐ธ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ณ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ช๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ?
My father was my abuser, my antagonist, my nightmare. But he also represented home, once an unsafe haven, now the only place I long for since itโs taken away from me.
When my mother comes marching back into my life, she has a powerful army at her side. And on her way to winning her war, she tries to destroy everything in her wake. Including me.
The Deverauxs become my new family; Saint-Laurent Boarding College my new home. Little did I know that another secret family is lurking on the grounds. How can I, when Iโm too busy fighting off him?
Arthur Deveraux is devious, provocative and seductive.
And heโs making my life a living hell. Because the moment his dad commands him to look after me at Saint-Laurent, he sees me as a threat to his carefully laid-out future.
He enrages me, corners me, andโpiece by pieceโconsumes me no matter how hard I resist him.
But then, our competition turns into something entirely different. Something primal that escalates with a hunger so feral that it threatens to destroy my whole world.
I want him. But I mustnโt forget my goal:
To return to my iron bars and darkened cage. To go home.
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WHAT TO EXPECT:
MM
Dark academia
Secret brotherhood
Forbidden romance
Hurt/comfort
Enemies to lovers
Forced proximity
Dub con / non con
Content warning: This story contains abuse from a parent. One of the MCโs deals with significant trauma.
Crown of Steel is book two in the Initiation series. There will be three books in this series. They can be read as standalones, but for an ultimate reading experience, it is recommended to read them in order. These books all take place in the world of Saint-Laurent Boarding College.
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- romance 3
- men loving men 3
- enemies to lovers 3
- dark academia 3
- contemporary 3
- dark 3
- college/university 2
- forced proximity 2
- lgbtq+ 2
- badass protagonist 2
- mystery 2
- gothic 2
- steamy 1
- slow burn 1
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