The Wolf's Mercy

Cyrus Voss, heir to a reformed empire once built on dark experiments, now leads clean biotech and real estate ventures while fiercely protecting his sprawling family of twelve siblings. Ruthless yet compassionate, he balances his father's iron legacy with his mother's quiet heart-until a threat forces him to show his teeth.

Julian Reyes, a rising investigative journalist at the New York Sentinel, is sharp and relentless. Driven by a foster-care background and a hunger for truth, he's already toppled powerful figures. When the suspiciously swift Meridian Tower deal raises red flags, Julian sets his sights on Cyrus, sensing a story too clean to be true.

As Julian digs deeper and finds only dead ends, Cyrus begins watching the persistent reporter with reluctant fascination. The line between hunter and hunted blurs. Cyrus must decide whether to silence the story or let Julian see the man behind the name. Julian must choose between the truth he craves and the unexpected pull of a legacy worth saving.

A slow-burning, rivals-to-lovers romance set against New York's glittering power elites, boardrooms, black-tie nights, family loyalty, and hard-won redemption. In the shadows of an empire, two men discover that some truths are worth more than headlines-and some shadows only become safe when shared.

( This story is sort of a sequel to His Angel, loosely referencing it but can be read as its own story.)