He gives the orders. No one questions them—until her.

Ruthless Commander, part of The Institute series by A. K. Rose, is a searing dark romance that explores what happens when a man forged in discipline and dominance is forced to face the one thing he can't control—love.

Commander Cassian rules The Institute with an iron will and a steel heart. Trained to lead, trained to conquer, he doesn't tolerate weakness—especially not in himself. But when she's delivered to his compound—defiant, damaged, and hiding more than just fear—everything he believes in begins to unravel.

She’s not supposed to fight back. She’s not supposed to want him. Yet with every stolen glance, every forbidden interaction, the line between captor and protector starts to blur. And when emotions ignite beneath the surface of this cold, calculated environment, their connection becomes as dangerous as it is undeniable.

But The Institute has rules. Strict ones. Breaking them comes at a price—one neither of them may be ready to pay.

Tense, provocative, and emotionally brutal, Ruthless Commander explores themes of power, redemption, and forbidden love in a world where trust is lethal and hearts are rarely safe. A. K. Rose takes readers deeper into her dystopian world of control and chaos, and gives us a romance that refuses to play by the rules.

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