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Synopsis
As friends become enemies and enemies become villains, the Ironside underbelly casts a very wide shadow over everyone within its walls. The academy that once promised Isobel Carter salvation has pulled back the curtain and revealed itself for what it truly is. A pretty little prison. She may have been reduced to a puppet behind a screen, but at least the Alphas of Dorm A are there to heighten her performances, quicken her breath, and flood her face with colour for the cameras. Maybe they will even catch her when she falls. Or maybe they have been pulling the strings all along. The bars of her prison may be gilded, but survival is a messy game, and what do Sigmas do when they can't keep their hands clean? They get filthy. Beware the pretty monsters, because this social media game just got brutal.
Sauter: content & age rating
Intended for adult readers (18+).
This dark romance features mature themes including captivity, manipulation, power imbalances, and steamy sexual content. The series involves a reverse harem dynamic with morally ambiguous characters in an academy setting where social media surveillance creates psychological tension.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, steamy sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include emotional abuse, captivity, and manipulation (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Adult readers will be drawn to the dark, intense romance and dangerous games of power between the heroine and multiple alpha males.