Claimed In Silence

Malek never planned to claim anyone.
Then Ember arrived at his door.

Bruised. Silent. Terrified.

Dropped on Malek's doorstep with no name, no voice, and too many scars to count, the frightened young man barely trusts the world enough to breathe.

He doesn't speak.
Doesn't sleep.
And flinches like kindness has always come with a cost.

Malek has spent years helping broken people rebuild themselves. He knows healing takes patience. Structure. Safety.

So he makes rules.

Eat at the table.
Sleep somewhere warm.
No one hurts you here.

Slowly, the silence between them begins to change.

A hand reaching out.
A quiet moment by the fire.
Trust built in inches instead of miles.

But someone from Ember's past refuses to let go.

The man who once owned him is searching.

And when danger closes in, Malek realizes protecting Ember is no longer just responsibility-

It's devotion.

Because Ember may have arrived broken, silent, and afraid...

But Malek will burn down the world before he lets anyone take him back.

Claimed in Silence is Book Three in the Dominant Hearts Series, featuring hurt/comfort, trauma healing, found safety, a fiercely protective dominant, slow-burn emotional intimacy, touch-on-his-terms healing, found family, possessive devotion, and a guaranteed HEA