Book 1 in the Initiation Series. 𝔏𝔢 𝔯𝔬𝔦 𝔢𝔰𝔱 𝔪𝔬𝔯𝔱, 𝔳𝔦𝔳𝔢 𝔩𝔢 𝔯𝔬𝔦! 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 c𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴... 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… __ “𝘖𝘩, 𝘋𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶?” My brother was my best friend, my example, my savior. Against bullies, against the world, he was my shield and my armour. Until he wasn’t. When I give him my final salute during his funeral, I come face to face with the horrifying truth—his death was no accident. So when the time comes, I cash in on his scholarship and make it my own. The brotherhood of the Alpha Fraternarii is, according to legend and rumor, a community for the rich and privileged. Surrounded by my brother’s belongings, I’m ready to take Damien’s killer down. But I don’t expect to meet 𝘩𝘪𝘮. Gaël is privileged, inspiring and breathtaking. And he wants me. Gaël teaches me to touch, to cherish, to love. He encourages me to think, to feel, to desire. He makes me See. It. All. WHAT TO EXPECT: MM Dark academia Secret brotherhood Forbidden Hurt/comfort Primal play Forced proximity Content warning: This story contains trauma (death of a loved one). There are also explicit scenes with a female, though not with either one of the male main characters.