He came back to expose a cold case—then fell for the alpha who once helped bury him. Elliot Price returned to Bellmere University with a microphone, a murder board, and eighteen years of rage. He came to tell the truth about Mara Hensley—the omega student who vanished after accusing the university’s elite of something dangerous. Bellmere called Mara unstable. They called Elliot obsessed. They made sure no one believed either of them. Now Elliot is a breakout true-crime podcaster, and he’s ready to turn Bellmere’s polished lies into the season that defines his career. There’s only one problem: Professor Adrian Shaw. Controlled, brilliant, painfully respectable Adrian was once the golden-boy alpha whose public doubt helped ruin Elliot’s credibility. Now he’s a criminology professor with keys to Bellmere’s sealed archives, guilt he can’t outrun, and a dangerous need to keep Elliot alive when a retired dean is found murdered beside the very files Mara once tried to expose. As Elliot and Adrian dig through scent-sealed archive rooms, ivy-covered halls, secret tunnels, donor galas, and the remains of an illegal research program, old hatred turns into a partnership neither of them can afford—and attraction neither of them can control. But Bellmere doesn’t just bury secrets. It buries people. To prove Mara was right, Elliot must trust the alpha who once failed him. To earn that trust, Adrian must risk his career, his reputation, and the institution that made him powerful. And when the truth finally steps into the light, their chemistry may be the most dangerous evidence of all. Darkly romantic, emotionally intense, and full of academic suspense, Heat of the Moment is a standalone MM omegaverse romantic mystery with rivals-to-lovers heat, second-chance yearning, protective alpha restraint, a defiant omega with a microphone, and a hard-won happy ending. Start reading Heat of the Moment today and uncover the truth Bellmere tried to bury. You’ll love this if you like… Sharp-tongued omega podcasters and restrained alpha professors Dark academia, sealed archives, secret tunnels, and campus conspiracies Rivals-to-lovers tension with second-chance emotional payoff Romantic suspense with murder, secrets, and institutional corruption Sexy MM omegaverse romance with a protective green-flag alpha and HEA