Abyss I

Marius O'Conner has spent his entire life surviving.
Raised on the streets with his twin sister Mary, he clawed his way out of poverty one dance recital, one scholarship, and one coffee shift at a time.
Now twenty-four, Marius dances beneath spotlights while secretly carrying the scars of a life no one sees.
Quiet.
Gentle.
Beautiful.
Untouchable.
Or so he thinks.
Because somewhere in the darkness, a pair of bright blue eyes have already claimed him.
Draven Byrne, ruler of the city's hidden underworld, has spent centuries watching empires rise and fall.
Nothing has ever interested him.
Until one dance performance.
One glimpse.
One boy with mismatched eyes.
Now Draven can't stop watching.
Can't stop following.
Can't stop protecting.
Flowers appear on Marius's bed.
Expensive gifts arrive without explanation.
Men who threaten him vanish.
And the closer Marius gets to discovering the truth...
The deeper he falls into an abyss he never knew existed.
Because Draven Byrne isn't simply a mafia king.
He's something far older.
Far darker.
And Marius has unknowingly become his obsession.