A.R. Vale

Rowan has spent his whole life being overlooked. At twenty-two, he works the graveyard shift at a lonely gas station, goes home to an empty apartment, and keeps careful lists just to prove he existed through another day. Then something in the dark begins watching him. A shadow in the storage room.

He wanted power. He didn't expect to be owned. Kael lost everything the night his brother died. Now he wants revenge. And he'll do anything to get it. Even make a deal with something he doesn't understand.

He built his life on control. Then met the one man who could break it. Caleb Ward doesn’t bend. Not for temptation. Not for desire. Not for sin. Then he meets Julian Blackwood. Unapologetic. Unrestrained. The kind of man who doesn’t push—he waits. And Caleb starts to crack.

He was never supposed to survive. He definitely wasn’t supposed to be wanted. Kai learned early how to disappear. Stay quiet. Stay small. Stay safe. But someone sees him. Not the version the world tolerates —the real one. And once he’s seen…he isn’t allowed to leave.

He was never meant to be noticed. So why can’t he look away now? Eli built his life on staying invisible. Safe. Quiet. Untouched. Until one night changes everything. Because someone notices. And he doesn’t just look—he takes. What should have been a mistake becomes something else.

He knew what obsession looked like. He just didn’t expect to become it. Adrian has seen what happens when love turns into control. He promised himself he’d never fall into it. Then he meets Silas. Calm. Controlled. The kind of man who doesn’t chase—because he doesn’t have to.