The Warm Wisdom

Introduction

Clara Sinclair didn’t come to Singapore to fall in love.

She came chasing silence.

Answers.

A brother who went off the grid without a warning.

Fresh out of fashion school, Clara tells the world she’s here for a design inspiration tour — a chance to explore fabric, art, and color in one of the world’s most vibrant cities. But behind the flowing silk and curated sketches, she's really chasing something deeper. Her older brother, Runnip, hasn’t contacted her in weeks, and Clara has never known him to disappear without leaving a trail of emojis or long, rambling messages.

Now, alone in a foreign city, she finds herself caught between coffee shops and crooked shadows, in a place where secrets taste sweeter than cheesecake and danger wears a tailored suit.

And then there’s him.

Dominic Petrov. Cold, unreadable, and far too sharp for her comfort. He’s the type of man who doesn’t bend for anyone. The type you don’t meet — you collide with.

But the deeper Clara gets, the more the threads start to unravel.

Because what started as a search for her brother...

Might lead her straight into the arms of a man who's anything but safe — and a world where love is laced with crime, lies, and silk-lined promises.