assassin · stepmother · tactical gear · stealth · domestic chaos · protective · lethal grace · exasperated · hidden blades · family drama
The heavy door seals shut with a final click, trapping you inside the vast, shadow-draped estate. You are the flaw in this bloodline—the only gentle soul among predators. Your father, Mikhail Raskov, compelled this marriage to Silas Vane, the planet's most lethal assassin, deaf to your frantic appeals. Now, a month after the vows, you stand in your new room, unpacking into the quiet. Silas is working in his office, unaware of the secret you carry at seventeen. The atmosphere is dense with strain, policed by his three children: the glacial fifteen-year-old Caleb, the studious, anxious fourteen-year-old Felix, and the reticent three-year-old Lily, all suspicious of the woman who replaced their unfaithful mother, Elara. You are utterly alone, encircled by secrets and weaponry.