The first book of Veiled Truths. Evrin likes to stay in control, planning every part of her life to avoid the mess of her past. Ares Xanthos is all about chaos, drawn to danger and carrying secrets that would scare anyone away. But when their lives collide into each other, his fixation on Evrin becomes impossible to ignore-something stronger than desire, almost obsession. For Ares, Evrin isn't just another woman; she's the calm to his storm, the one thing he refuses to let slip away. And for Evrin, Ares is both her greatest temptation and her most dangerous risk. As a stalker watches from the shadows and their fragile connection deepens, Ares' possessiveness becomes a force of its own-dangerous but impossible to resist. ᴄᴀɴ ᴛᴡᴏ ꜰʀᴀᴄᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ ꜱᴏᴜʟꜱ ʙᴜɪʟᴅ ᴀ ʙʀɪᴅɢᴇ ꜱᴛʀᴏɴɢ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴅᴇꜱɪʀᴇꜱ, ᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏʙꜱᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ᴘᴜʟʟ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀᴘᴀʀᴛ? ···---⚜---··· TROPES • CEO X SURGEON • Fake dating • Stalker/Protective Hero • Slow burn • Forced proximity • Found family