The Shadow and The Anchor

By Kexin Li

She learned his language to disarm him. He lost his control trying to protect her.

Evelyn is twenty, wealthy, and seemingly innocent. Krueger is forty, scarred, and hired to keep her safe.

He thinks he is the monster in the dark, protecting a fragile light. He has no idea that she has been waiting for him in the darkness all along.

Barriers of age, duty, and blood stand between them. He fights to keep his distance, to do the "right" thing. But Evelyn doesn't care about right or wrong. She only cares about him.

When a young heiress's obsession meets a mercenary's restraint, boundaries shatter.

"Ich liebe dich."

Some anchors save you. Some anchors drown you. She doesn't care which as long as he's hers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GKXKWWTP
• ISBN13: 9798246212905
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"