My name is Vincenzo Vieri. Crown heir to the Five Families. Son of a king. Twin to a traitor. I came to Vintermoor Academy for one reason: to prove my loyalty and walk out worthy of the empire I was born to rule. This place is nothing but a proving ground for the next generation of monsters, murderers, and mafia royalty. I was prepared for all of it… but not for him. Nikolaj Dragovich. Bratva heir. Bloody prince of the North Wing. A predator with frostbitten eyes and a mouth made for war. I know he was sent here to kill me, but no one warned me what it would feel like to want the weapon aimed at my throat. Nikolaj is chaos wrapped in velvet; a curse I can’t kill. And if I’m not careful, he won’t just take my crown... He’ll bury me with it. This is book 1 in the Of Ruin and Royalty duet, and ends in a cliffhanger.