The Reign of the Rose. The WCU Chronicles, #5

Headline: She was the target. Now, she's the Queen. Elena Raymond is no longer the girl with the color-coded planners. After the wreckage of Western Central University, she's traded her campus dreams for a seat at the table in the cutthroat world of New York finance. But in a city built on secrets, she's discovering that her own past is the most dangerous weapon of all. Julian Vance is a man trying to outrun his tattoos and his name.
He's traded his leather jacket for a Windsor knot, but the monster underneath hasn't changed. He's survived the bet and the scandal, but protecting Elena in the Sterling District was easy compared to keeping her safe from the Thorne-Vance war. As Christian pulls the strings of a decades-old vengeance and a mysterious phone call changes everything, Elena must face the truth: She isn't just a scholarship student.
She's a Rose. And roses have thorns. In the final play for the crown, loyalty is a luxury and love is a liability. Will Julian be the man she needs, or will the "Reign of the Rose" require her to burn every bridge, including the one leading back to him?Warning: The Reign of the Rose is a Dark New Adult/Billionaire Romance featuring themes of revenge, secret identities, and intense emotional conflict.
Recommended for readers 18+.