
In "The Annihilator," a trafficking survivor finds protection from a shadow who eliminates her threats. This fifth Dark Verse installment captivated 49,500+ readers before Penguin UK acquired it. What drives a man to annihilate anyone threatening the woman he's obsessed with?
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In the shadows of captivity, where hope flickers like a dying candle, Lyla exists as a trafficking victim with only one constant-a mysterious protector with mismatched eyes who leaves black roses beside the bodies of those who harm her. For eight years, this dance of protection without liberation has defined her existence. He appears when her clients become too violent, tends to her wounds with hands that hours before may have ended someone's life, and whispers "I'll always come for you"-words that become both her lifeline and her chain. What happens when the line between savior and captor blurs beyond recognition? When the only person who sees your humanity is himself barely human?
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