He watched her for two years. He built a cage to keep her safe. Now, the world has ended, and she belongs to him.

I thought the end of the world would be loud. Explosions, screams, chaos. Instead, it was silence. One moment, I was worrying about my thesis; the next, I woke up in a concrete room deep underground.

And I wasn't alone.

Silas. Older. Dangerous. A man who speaks in commands and looks at me with a terrifying mix of possession and adoration. He says he saved me. He says the surface is gone, consumed by a biological terror that turns men into monsters.

He says I should be grateful.

But as the days blur into weeks in our subterranean prison, I realize the truth. Silas didn't just find me. He’s been watching me. He prepared this bunker not just for survival, but for us.

He expects me to play house at the end of the world. To be his perfect, obedient wife while the world burns above us. I should hate him. I should fight him.

But when the airlock seals us in, and his rough hands promise protection from the horrors outside, I find myself craving the very darkness I should fear.

Silenced & Safe is a full-length, standalone post-apocalyptic dark romance. It features a possessive older hero, forced proximity, and high heat. Please check the content warnings before reading.

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