Wicked Assets: The Sterling Cross Files Book One

By Zachary Starr

In New York City's supernatural underground, magic is just another currency. And Sterling Cross is the bank.

By day, Sterling is the billionaire CEO of Sterling Corp, a shark in a bespoke suit closing ruthless real estate deals. By night, he is the city's most dangerous fixer-a master warlock who liquidates rogue supernatural threats with the same cold precision he uses to bankrupt competitors.

But when a gruesome murder in the Meatpacking District reveals traces of "Mammon Gold"-a forbidden currency minted from human souls-Sterling recognizes the signature. It belongs to the same shadowy cult that slaughtered his parents nineteen years ago .

Desperate for vengeance and outmatched by a growing conspiracy, Sterling does the unthinkable: he summons Asmodeus, a Prince of Hell, to even the odds.

He expects a weapon. He gets a partner.

Az is ancient, hedonistic, and dangerously seductive. He doesn't want Sterling's soul; he wants to own it. Bound together by a "Primacy" contract that blurs the line between master and servant, they must navigate a world of vampire heiresses, dryad informants, and corporate demons to track down Julian Vane, a rival CEO who is turning New York's elite into hollowed-out puppets .

As the heat between them rises and the Board of Directors closes in, Sterling realizes the most dangerous asset in his portfolio isn't the demon he summoned... it's the heart he's trying to protect.

"The Wolf of Wall Street meets Constantine in this dark, steam-filled M/M urban fantasy thriller."

Tropes & Themes:

Billionaire Warlock x Demon Prince

Forced Proximity (Soul Bond)

Corporate Horror & Occult Noir

"He Who Fucks Monsters"

Power Exchange & Possession

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GMKVFD3F
• ISBN13: 9798247505242
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"