brandonvan05
Tú Elai is a waste. Mute, uneducated, and marked by a wicked stepmother as a 'cursed child,' his only worth lies in being a slave for the notorious Tú family. After a brutal lesson in loyalty, he is gifted to the most dangerous man in Beijing: the eldest young master, Tú Dawei-a Marshal and a decorated hero whose cruelty is rivaled only by his ambition.
Now, Elai belongs entirely to Dawei. A possession. A secret keeper.
But the cold young master knows nothing of the modern knowledge and fierce defiance trapped inside his mute servant. In the volatile 1930s, the Hero of Beijing has acquired a code he cannot break, and a property that may yet shatter his empire.
Some chains are meant to be broken. Others are meant to bind.