The Partners’ duty is simple: live together and raise the Belgrame children, Paidis, under the watchful eye of LeXuS. But when Ild and Legassov find themselves entangled in secrets, they are willing to risk everything for their right to love and sex. In a dystopian future, the city of Belgrame is governed by a set of laws called LeXuS. Under a strict totalitarian regime, sex has become a privilege which can be bought, sold or earned. Having the right to sex indicates social success, and due to the strict control, sexual crimes have become a distant memory. However, all is not well in Belgrame. A group of renegades are leading a rebellion to overthrow the LeXuS regime and grant sexual freedom to all. Welcome to Belgrame, a city which you will discover through the eyes of its inhabitants. Each character brings a new story, which can be read independently of the others. This is the story of Partners Ild and Legassov, matriculation numbers 5927 and 8671. Virginie Bégaudeau was born in France in 1989. She adores historical love sagas and was 15 when she published her first novel Mademoiselle Elisabeth . She also wrote a novel in the erotic genre, called June , before starting the LeXuS series for LUST.