Santa never believed safety was meant for him. Bruised by the past, haunted by betrayal, all he wanted was to survive quietly in the corners of the world. Then came Perth. Cold. Powerful. Dangerous to everyone else-yet the only man who held him like something worth protecting. An obsession wrapped in gentleness. A vow written in silence. But shadows never stay gone. And somewhere in the dark, a pair of eyes still watch him. A smile too sharp. A hunger too cruel. When love feels like salvation, and danger breathes down your neck- how far will one man go to claim the boy who finally made him believe in forever?