Nocturnus

He’s an assassin. She’s his assignment. It was never just a game.

Cadence Lee sought sanctuary at the elite Graveston University, desperate to outrun a past steeped in violence . But the campus harbors darker secrets than her own: the Order of Crows, a ruthless society that just initiated ex-con Carver Wilde as their new assassin .

His first command: neutralize the threat Cadence poses to their world.

He planned to break her. Instead, he shattered his own defense, falling for the woman he was sent to destroy . Now, as the line between killer and protector blurs, Carver must choose between the loyalty that bought his freedom and the woman who became his entire world .

But in a game where secrets are power, the cost of love might be a life for a life .