Mauktika hunts legends for the rich. Sea dragons. Golden tortoises. Creatures the ocean should have kept secret. But her newest catch isn't a monster. It's a merman. Ancient. Intelligent. Dangerous. And he remembers the girl she used to be. This time, the monster in the cage is the one holding the key.

A journalist chasing shadows meets the darkness incarnate. Their connection is instant, dangerous, and impossible to resist. As he's pulled deeper into her world, Ayan discovers that some hungers transcend humanity. Some bonds are forged in darkness. And some surrenders change everything. 18+ Mature content, power dynamics, explicit scenes