---*CONTENT WARNING**NEON HEARTBEATS: His To Protect* is a dark romance novel intended for readers 18+This book contains themes and scenes that may be sensitive to some readers, including:- *Stalking and obsessive behavior*- *Possessive/alpha male lead* - *Threats of violence and organized crime*- *Gun violence*- *Kidnapping threats*- *Dubcon/consensual power imbalance*- *Strong language*- *Intense emotional themes: grief, trauma, trust issues*- *Explicit sexual content*This is a work of fiction. The relationship in this book is intense, protective, and at times morally grey. It does not reflect healthy relationship standards in real life.*Reader discretion is advised.*------_They want her head._ _He wants her in his bed._ _Guess who’s getting what they want._*Lila Vex burned her father’s name to the ground.* Now his board wants her to burn too. 48 hours. That’s the deadline. She doesn’t run. She doesn’t beg. She fights. *Marcus was supposed to stay gone.* He left 4 years ago to keep her breathing. He came back because breathing wasn’t enough anymore. This isn’t about protection. This is about ownership. He watches her sleep. He answers her calls before they ring. He puts his hands on her and calls it "security." *Professional only.* She keeps saying it. *Mine.* He never says it out loud. He doesn’t have to. In the neon-lit dark of Zurich, the board is hunting her. And Marcus? Marcus is hunting the part of her that still thinks she can do this alone. She’s strong-willed. He’s unforgiving. And when the clock hits zero… *He’ll keep her alive.* *Even if he has to break her to do it.*---

She DJs by night. He hunts by shadows. And the USB drive between them could get them both killed. Ava Reyes spins beats to forget the past. She doesn’t do attachments. She doesn’t do danger. Until a glowing USB lands in her booth at 2AM... with her name on it. Enter: Damian Vex. Mysterious. Infuriating. The city’s most wanted tech thief. He says the USB is his. He says she’s in trouble. He says she should trust him. Liar. But when the city’s power grid starts glitching to her music, and men with masks start hunting her, Ava realizes: the enemy she’s dancing with might be the only one who can save her. One drive. One city. One heartbeat away from disaster. In the neon, no one is who they seem.