Crown of Steel (The Initiation #2)
Lola Malone
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Explicit and plentiful [?]
· 11 ratings · 440 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 see…
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𝘐𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯?
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 it’s 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 I’m too busy fighting off him?
Arthur Deveraux is devious, provocative and seductive.
And he’s 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, and—piece by piece—consumes 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 mustn’t 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 MC’s 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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Tagged as:
- gay romance 4
- dark romance 4
- hurt/comfort 4
- step siblings 4
- forced proximity 3
- mystery 3
- enemies to lovers 3
- tortured hero 3
- contemporary 3
- angst 3
- forbidden love 3
- suspense 3
- secret relationship 3
- exhibitionism 3
- praise kink 3
- college 3
- alpha male 3
- bad boys 3
- cruel hero/bully 3
- possessive hero 3
- rich hero 3
- queer romance 3
- new adult 2
- height difference 2
- slow burn 2
- anal sex 2
- spanking 2
- grumpy/cold hero 2
- sweet/gentle hero 2
- virgin hero 2
- short king 2
- funny 1
- age gap 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- abuse 3
- third party abuse 3
- dubious consent 3
- non-consent between mcs 3
- abuse between mcs 2
- mental illness 1
- Format
- dual pov 3
- first person pov 3
- male pov 2
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The 'The Initiation' series
3.99 · 28 ratings
dark · hurt-comfort · forced proximity · suspense · contemporary · m-m · queer · forbidden love · abuse-non-mc · first-person-pov · cruel hero · possessive hero · praise-kink · anal sex · dub-con · dual-pov · tortured hero · angst · virgin hero · length-medium
The Initiation reading order and complete book list ❯
