The girl in the shadows

After being stolen and robbed of her childhood, Desiree Aki is sold to a young billionaire as a birthday gift.

She's beautiful, smart, and caged-forced to survive in a world that sees her as nothing more than property. But Desiree doesn't break. She bends, she adapts, and she plays the game.

Because if she wants to stay alive in Atticus Killian's world...
She'll have to become just as ruthless as he is.

Content Warnings:
This story contains themes of captivity, manipulation, emotional and psychological trauma, violence, guns, death, and sexual content (both consensual and non-explicit power dynamics).
Reader discretion is advised. Skip scenes at your comfort.