Gods of Hazelwood: Icarus

The first in the “Gods of Hazelwood” series, this enemies-to-lovers dark romance is inspired by the myth of Icarus and features a forbidden romance. Discretion is advised. The plan was simple: Destroy the girl. Ruin her life. Make her and her mother leave. Only...she's not as easy a target as I thought she'd be. She's nothing but a pawn, a tool for my father to use against her mother. But pawns don't fight back the way she does. They don't violate my sanity the way she does. She put herself in the mouth of the beast. I wanted her out of the way, but now...I can't let her go. This myth of Icarus retelling contains the following tropes and content warnings: college and mafia settings; stepbrother relationship; enemies-to-lovers; forbidden romance; mention of previous sexual assault, depictions of bullying, parental neglect/abuse, violence, murder, and human trafficking; depictions of consensual non-consent and pushing of boundaries. Discretion is advised. Aurora Summers is nothing but baggage: beautiful, dangerous, off-limits baggage.

When he revealed who his father truly was, I should have walked away. Now it's too late. My stepbrother, my lover, my enemy-he's my downfall, and I am his. Isaac Icari, the God of Hazelwood University, my stepbrother, my lover, my enemy. It was dangerous to let myself be swept up by him, but he's a drug that I crave. I should have walked away the second I realized what he was involved with, when he revealed who his father truly was. Now it's too late. We should have known better. Get too close to the sun and you get burned. I have no one to blame but myself. He is my downfall, and I am his. A dark enemies-to-lovers forbidden romance inspired by the story of Icarus