Cavendore Academy was built to create monsters.
Savanna Larsen was sent there to be fixed.
Trouble always found her—because her fists hit harder, her body took more damage, and the fire inside her refused to die.
At Cavendore, power rules.
The strongest rise by blood and strength.
The weak get crushed—or disappear underground.
Savanna landed in the lowest tier—the place where survival means obeying... or dying.
They call it reform.
But Cavendore is a prison. A factory for blood pacts and broken lives.
And she's just the latest piece in their twisted game.
She was supposed to keep her head down. Follow the rules. Stay alive.
Then Roman Myer showed up.
Captain of the Crimson Tier. Professional boxer. Linked to Chicago's deadliest cartel.
Their connection shatters every rule in this place.
Winning the Tier Championship isn't just her fight—it's their only shot at freedom.
Roman knows what she is—like him, she's built for violence, power burning just beneath her skin.
He'll train her, watch her back, keep her alive... but it's a dangerous alliance.
If she loses, neither of them walks free.
And in a school built on power and betrayal, falling for the enemy isn't just risky—it's deadly.
Crimson Tears is the first book in the Tear series—a dark, mafia and cartel-driven world featuring the Valenti brothers. Each book follows a new couple and can be read as a standalone, with interconnected characters and guaranteed HEAs.
This is a dark, dual-POV, forbidden romance with morally gray characters, fantasy elements, and an elite academy setting. It contains graphic violence, mature content, and explicit scenes.
A full list of content and trigger warnings is included at the beginning of the book.
