Velvet Chains

When Elias Mercer, a ruthless and calculating businessman, walks into Nocturne, an upscale restaurant bathed in low light and whispered secrets, he doesn't expect to find his newest obsession. Julian Hayes, a sharp-tongued, alluring host with a troubled past, is the only thing that manages to unsettle him-and Elias never lets anything slip through his fingers.

Drawn into a dangerous game of power and control, Julian finds himself entangled in Elias's world-a world of wealth, corruption, and desires he shouldn't crave. Elias offers him something irresistible: security, luxury, and an escape from the ghosts of his past. But every deal has its price.

As their relationship deepens into something darker and more intoxicating, Julian must decide-does he belong to Elias, or is he merely a well-dressed prisoner in a velvet cage? And when love and obsession blur, how far will Elias go to ensure Julian never walks away?

A dark, seductive romance filled with forbidden longing, moral ambiguity, and the thin line between love and possession.

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