Sterling Heights Academy Series by Allia Rose

He came to break her. She stayed to ruin him.Lila Voss is a ghost. A scholarship student hiding a rare and shameful secret, she walks the hallowed, ivy-covered halls of Sterling Heights Academy with one to survive. If she can keep her head down and her dangerous Omega condition hidden, she can earn the future she’s fought her entire life for.But her plan for invisibility shatters the moment she captures the attention of Caspian Holt... moreHe came to break her. She stayed to ruin him.Lila Voss is a ghost. A scholarship student hiding a rare and shameful secret, she walks the hallowed, ivy-covered halls of Sterling Heights Academy with one to survive. If she can keep her head down and her dangerous Omega condition hidden, she can earn the future she’s fought her entire life for.But her plan for invisibility shatters the moment she captures the attention of Caspian Holt.Cruel, ruthless, and devastatingly beautiful, Caspian is the undisputed king of Blackthorn, an Alpha heir who delights in breaking those he deems beneath him. And he has decided Lila is his new favorite toy. He sees the secret she guards so fiercely, and he becomes obsessed with tearing it from her, piece by humiliating piece.When he discovers the truth, he uses it to chain her to him, forcing her into a dark, twisted game of submission and control. Every command, every degradation, is designed to break her spirit. But in the charged darkness of their forced proximity, the lines between hatred and desire blur into a dangerous, undeniable passion.Just as their toxic battle of wills threatens to consume them both, an even greater threat Caspian's powerful father, a man who would rather destroy Lila than see her tarnish the family name. Now, Caspian and Lila must make an impossible cling to the worlds they've always known, or sacrifice everything for a fragile, uncertain future together.Trigger Bully's Thorn is a dark omegaverse college bully romance and contains themes and situations that some readers may find upsetting. This book is part of a series and better read in order. This includes intense power dynamics, dubious consent, explicit sexual content, and graphic language. Reader discretion is advised. Tropes You'll Find Enemies to LoversDark College Bully RomanceSecret OmegaPossessive Alpha / Primal PlayForced ProximityBlackmail & Power DynamicsDark Academia SettingForced HumiliationHeat DynamicsTouch Her and You DieHe Falls First (and Harder) less

She was his secret. He was her ruin.Nora Kane has one survive her senior year at Sterling Heights Academy. As a virgin Omega hiding a dangerous secret, she knows invisibility is her only shield. She’s on the run from a past that nearly destroyed her, and the elite, cutthroat halls of SHA are the perfect place to disappear. But when a chance collision puts her in the path of the academy’s king, her carefully constructed world begins to crumble... moreShe was his secret. He was her ruin.Nora Kane has one survive her senior year at Sterling Heights Academy. As a virgin Omega hiding a dangerous secret, she knows invisibility is her only shield. She’s on the run from a past that nearly destroyed her, and the elite, cutthroat halls of SHA are the perfect place to disappear. But when a chance collision puts her in the path of the academy’s king, her carefully constructed world begins to crumble.Gideon Rex is the possessive, ruthless Alpha who rules the campus. He’s used to getting whatever he wants, and the moment he catches the faintest, forbidden scent on the terrified transfer girl, he knows he wants her. Her fear is a puzzle he needs to solve, her secret a prize he's determined to claim. He doesn’t just want to know her secret; he wants to own it.He'll use blackmail, humiliation, and relentless psychological warfare to strip her bare. He’s a bully who has found his perfect target, and he plans to break her down piece by piece until she confesses everything. But he doesn't expect the defiant spark in her eyes, or the way her body betrays her with a fire that matches his own.He set out to ruin her, but in the ashes of her old life, a dangerous flame ignites between them. And when an Alpha like Gideon claims his Omega, the whole world will feel the heat.Trigger This is a dark college bully romance set in an Omegaverse world. It is intended for mature audiences only. This book is part of a series and better read in order.This story contains themes and scenes that some readers may find distressing, including dubious consent, graphic sexual content, intense psychological manipulation, blackmail, and explicit violence. Reader discretion is strongly advised.Dark RomanceBully RomanceSecret OmegaPossessive Alpha-holeOmegaverseCollege/Academy SettingForced ProximityBlackmailHe Falls First (and Hard)Touch Her And You DiePrimal PlayClaiming/BitingBreeding/ImpregnationNestingTraumatized Heroine less

She begged for sanctuary. He vowed to be her ruin. My only goal at Sterling Heights Academy was to be invisible. I fled my past and a family that saw my rare biological condition not as a shameful secret, but as a commodity to be sold. Here, among the elite, I could hide. I could pretend to be normal.My plan was working until I was paired with Ashor Vane for the semester’s most demanding project... moreShe begged for sanctuary. He vowed to be her ruin. My only goal at Sterling Heights Academy was to be invisible. I fled my past and a family that saw my rare biological condition not as a shameful secret, but as a commodity to be sold. Here, among the elite, I could hide. I could pretend to be normal.My plan was working until I was paired with Ashor Vane for the semester’s most demanding project.He’s the arrogant, cruel son of a powerful professor, an Alpha who moves through the hallowed halls of the academy like a predator. He sees everything, and he sees the secret I’m so desperate to protect. He knows my body betrays me in a way that would make me an outcast.Now, he owns my secret. And he plans to own me.Our project becomes a torment, his lessons a series of escalating humiliations designed to break me down piece by piece. He wants to possess every part of me, from my shame to my submission. But when the darker wolves of his secret society see me as their next plaything, my monster becomes my only protector. He marked me as his, and he’ll burn his entire world to the ground to keep what he claimed.In the shadows of Sterling Heights, I’m trapped in a dangerous game where surrender may be my only path to survival, and the heart of my bully may be my only safe harbor.Trigger This is a dark bully romance containing mature themes, explicit sexual content, dubious consent, and intense power dynamics that may be disturbing for some readers. This book is part of a series and better read in order.Tropes You'll Find Dark AcademiaBully RomanceEnemies to LoversForced Proximity (Academic Partners)Secret OmegaAge Gap (Professor's Son)Primal Play & ScentingBlackmailHurt/ComfortPossessive/Obsessive AlphaSecret SocietyForced Surrender less