Vessels
Gold, a hardened hitman for the feared mafia organization known as The Hosts, lives a life defined by violence and obligation. When a routine assignment to retrieve a mysterious case leads him to a brutal scene-a young woman, Ivory, caged and beaten-his world is irrevocably altered. Driven by a past he desperately tries to suppress, Gold defies his orders and rescues her, inadvertently dragging them both into a perilous game of cat and mouse with dangerous forces.
Ivory, a "horned siren" stripped of her voice and freedom, had endured unimaginable cruelty. As she slowly begins to heal in Gold's reluctant care, a fragile bond forms between them and becomes ever growing. But The Boss, Gold's enigmatic employer, will not tolerate insubordination, and the world they inhabit is far more complex and dangerous than either of them imagined.
As their paths intertwine, Gold and Ivory are forced to confront their own demons and the dark truths of a society that exploits the vulnerable. Their desperate journey will challenge everything they thought they knew, leading them to a common goal: to stop the abhorrent use of unicorn essence in the world. For Gold, it's a fight for freedom from the chains of The Hosts; for Ivory, it's the chance to live peacefully as a being with unicorn essence, reclaiming her stolen life.
Will they accomplish liberation, or will forces known and unknown keep them bound to the life that they know?