Jao-Kha took a massive leap of faith: packing a single suitcase to live with Look-Mhee, an online friend she had never met in person. She hoped for a fresh start and a safe haven. Instead, she walked straight into the absolute territory of Yada, the terrifyingly strict landlord.
Yada hates chaos, despises disruptions, and immediately pegs the runaway as trouble. She rules the college rental with an iron fist and an impossible list of demands.
Rule number one: Keep your mess to yourself.
Locked in a daily war of biting remarks and freezing glares, Jao-Kha refuses to back down. But the open hostility is just a fragile mask for a scorching, undeniable attraction. When the lights go out, the untouchable landlord sheds her arrogant facade. Jao-Kha soon realizes the strict rules aren't there to keep her in line—they are there to keep everyone else away. Under Yada's roof, breaking the rules comes with an intoxicating, fiercely possessive surrender.