​TO OWN A MASTERPIECE ​He was a luxury she didn't need. Now, he's the only air she can breathe. ​Elaine Vance is a woman of steel, obsidian, and absolute silence. The billionaire head of a global logistics empire, she survived a childhood tragedy by turning her heart into a high-performance machine. She doesn't do "love"-she does acquisitions. And her most prized possession is Hyunwoo Kang. ​Bought for a fortune to save his family, Hyunwoo is the perfect asset: beautiful, soft, and meticulously curated. For three years, he has lived as her "Little Bird" in a sanctuary of glass and silk, a masterpiece designed to soothe her jagged edges. He is the anchor that keeps her ship from drifting into the abyss of her own trauma. ​But even a masterpiece has a soul. ​When Hyunwoo tests the boundaries of his gilded cage, seeking a life beyond the sterile perfection Elaine provides, the "Machine" begins to glitch. As the line between protector and captor blurs, a single "variable" threatens to shatter their carefully constructed world. ​In a house where silence is a weapon and beauty is a contract, Hyunwoo must decide if he is willing to be the foundation of her broken world-and Elaine must learn that the one thing she finally owns is the one thing she can never truly control. ​An intoxicating, dark, and lushly written tale of obsession, power, and the high price of sanctuary.