Sanctum | MM Dark Romance 18+ | Military Trauma | Religious Enemies To Lovers | Hurt/Comfort | Slow Burn

Monastery MM Romance | Forbidden Gay Love | Morally Gray | Raw/Emotional | Dystopian Romance

By: T.S. Thorne

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

A brutal ex-assassin soldier. A gentle monk. Both unprepared for each other. Their forbidden love—raw, cathartic and devastating.

Ex-Command weapon Elias was trained to kill, not to feel. After a failed mission leaves him severely wounded, he finds refuge in a forgotten monastery tucked beyond Command’s reach. But mercy isn’t part of his programming. Brother Lorne—gentle, devout and disarmingly human—unravels everything he thought he knew about silence, obedience, and desire.

This is not a love story. This is what comes after the fire.

Sanctum is a dark M/M dystopian military man romance featuring:

• Ruthless assassin soldier x gentle monk dynamic 🗡️
• Softness colliding with brutal indoctrination ⛓️
• Enemies-to-lovers slow burn 💔
• Monastery intimacy and emotional celibacy ✝️
• Religious trauma with psychological depth 🙏
• Hurt/comfort & emotional intimacy 🔥
• Found family in unlikely places 🕯️

For fans of Captive Prince, All for the Game, and The Atlas Six.

A dark MM romance of survival, obedience and forbidden love that breaks every rule.

Content Warning:
This is a dark MM romance featuring themes of religious indoctrination, psychological trauma, power imbalance, and a non-consensual scene (Chapter 13). Includes depictions of PTSD, enforced silence, and recovery from abuse. This story is intended for readers 18+.

Sanctum is Book 2 of The Null Protocol series. This is a full-length standalone story. You do not have to read Book 1 Westbound to read Book 2 Sanctum.