Brutal Wicked Bargain

At Edgewood Preparatory Academy, Alison O’Toole survives by staying controlled and two steps ahead, hiding a private bargain that already owns her future.

Ryan Harrington sees the fear she conceals and refuses to look away from the men who tied her life to a system that will not care if she lives through it.

She tells him she has it handled; he knows protection will not stay clean once he steps in.

One reckless choice leaves more than Ally’s freedom at stake: a child growing between them, a brother who depends on her, and a truth that could ruin the powerful families feeding Edgewood’s darkest deals.

Ryan will not back down, and Ally will not break, but choosing each other may be the most dangerous move left.