His Velvet Cage

He broke every rule to protect a fragile man. He only succeeded in building his own prison.

To the university faculty, Professor Icestal Montclair is a quiet academic-brilliant, delicate, and prone to breaking. To Audryan Grey, an unyielding student who operates on pure, clinical logic, the professor is someone who demands total, possessive shielding from a vicious world.
But the vulnerability was scripted. Every tear was timed to the second.

When the sudden return of Audryan's first love threatens Icestal's grip, the professor drops the gentle facade, unleashing a lethal campaign of poison, blackmail, and unmasked surveillance. Pushed past his moral breaking point, Audryan burns the manipulation to the ground, trading his innocence for total dominance.

Now, locked away in an isolated mountain estate, Audryan believes he has finally subdued the monster. But within the walls of their lavish ruin, Icestal smiles from the shadows-because a cage only works when your captor refuses to ever let you go.