Lena Morales knows exactly what men see when they look at her.A stripper.A fantasy.Something temporary.At Velvet Room, wealthy men buy pieces of women every night, and Lena learned long ago that survival means smiling through exhaustion and never letting anyone see how badly you’re drowning.Then Adrian Voss notices her.Not her body.Not the performance.Her.He notices the skipped meals.The panic hidden behind polite smiles.The bruises she pretends don’t hurt.And once Adrian notices something…He becomes obsessed.Darkly protective and terrifyingly possessive, Adrian drags Lena into a world of dangerous men, buried secrets, and violence hidden beneath expensive suits. But when girls from Velvet Room start disappearing and powerful people begin watching Lena too closely, Adrian’s obsession turns lethal.Because Adrian Voss doesn’t protect gently.And the more Lena learns about the monster watching her…The more she realizes she may want him watching forever.