You’re the daughter of the one man he should destroy—the one weakness he cannot afford. Soft where he is ruthless, untouched by the darkness he breathes, you walk into his world like light breaking through a locked room. And instead of crushing you like everything else in his path… he spares you. But mercy from a monster is never gentle. The moment he lets you live, you becomes his—protected, watched, claimed in a way that feels dangerously close to obsession. War is brewing, loyalties are breaking, and the line between love and possession begins to blur. Because in a world where mercy is a myth, you are the only exception he will ever make. And monsters don’t let their exceptions go.
Elias Vane is the monster London fears in silence—ruthless, controlled, and incapable of mercy. His empire is built on precision and power, and he’s never spared anyone who stood in his way. Until her. The daughter of his greatest enemy becomes the one line he refuses to cross, the only life he won’t take. But mercy, from a man like Elias, is not kindness—it’s possession. The moment he chooses to spare her is the moment she becomes his to protect, to watch, to keep. Because Elias Vane doesn’t forgive. He doesn’t forget. And he doesn’t let go of what’s his.
Rain clung to the city like a secret, pooling along the pavement as London breathed in low, restless silence. Inside a quiet bookstore tucked between glass and steel, the world felt smaller—softer. That’s where he finds her. Elias Vane doesn’t belong in places like this. Men like him don’t linger near warm light and worn pages. But tonight, he does. Watching. Waiting. Drawn to something he doesn’t understand—and doesn’t trust. She looks up. And for the first time in a long time… he hesitates.
“Careful,” his voice is low, controlled, but it lingers in the air between them. “You shouldn’t be this easy to find.”
Release Date 2026.04.21 / Last Updated 2026.04.23