HE OWNS THE CITY, BUT CLAIMING ME WASN'T PART OF THE PLAN ¿¿¿¿¿ "Silas Thorne is the kind of antihero that ruins you for anyone else. Dark, brilliant, and terrifyingly in control." - Reader Review They say I have my grandfather's eyes, his grace, even his gift for restoration. What they didn't tell me was that he left behind a debt so steep it now has my name on it. My name is Elara Novak. And apparently, I belong to the most dangerous man in the city. I thought I was walking into a new job - not a war. Silas Thorne is a king in a world of shadows, the kind of man who doesn't ask - he takes. He rules with cold calculation, not compassion, and he's made it clear: I'm collateral now. Mine is a life meticulously ordered, every brushstroke controlled - and he is chaos wrapped in tailored perfection. I should be afraid. But the worst part is, I'm not. I see the way he watches me, the way his anger burns into desire. Every time he calls me his, I forget I ever wanted to escape. The debt may have brought me here. But what's growing between us... it's something darker. Something binding. And Silas never gives back what he's claimed. Book 1 of 3 in the Vows of the Throne Series - a dark, obsessive mafia romance where power seduces, loyalty deceives, and surrender is the most dangerous vow of all. Contains psychological power plays, morally gray decisions, and twisted emotional dynamics. For readers who crave intensity and slow-burning obsession.