She was never meant to be seen. He was never supposed to care. Helen Highwater is a single mother clawing her way out of an abusive past, raising two daughters with nothing but grit and a fragile hope for peace. But peace dies the day Axton Creed steps into her orbit—a man with eyes like storms and secrets sharper than knives. He's dominant, dangerous, obsessive… and he’s been watching her for years. What begins as a slow unraveling turns into a psychological war of devotion and destruction. Axton isn’t just drawn to Helen—he’s owned her in silence. Until now. As Helen struggles to reconcile fear with desire, she finds herself not only surviving but redefining herself in the arms of a man who’d set the world on fire for her. And he just might. But Axton isn’t the only one with darkness in his veins. When their makeshift family is threatened, the crew from Axton’s fractured past reunites to face the man who broke them all—Forrester, the monster behind the mask. Blood will spill. Monsters will burn. And redemption will come in the form of twisted justice, glitter crowns, and bedtime stories told by ex-assassins in love. ----------------------------- A story of obsession, healing, and unapologetic love. Equal parts filthy, funny, and heartbreakingly real—Marked by Creed is a dark romance where trauma meets tenderness, and found family is forged through fire.

Owen Cole had everything a man was supposed to want — a loyal wife, a steady job, a quiet house in the misty town of Revelstoke, British Columbia.But under the surface of his polished life, something ugly festers.Dissatisfaction rots into resentment. Resentment hardens into hunger.When Owen discovers the slow, intoxicating power of control through an ancient and beautiful poison, a dormant darkness inside him stirs awake.This is not the story of a man losing his mind.It's the story of a man realizing he never truly had one to begin with.A slow-burn psychological horror where love curdles, beauty decays, and death blooms in the most unexpected gardens.