Vows of Vandalism and Velvet

Synopsis

Elena Vance is trapped in a gilded cage. To save her family's failing shipyard, she agrees to a strategic marriage with Julian Thorne, a ruthless tech magnate notorious for his cold-hearted calculations. Elena possesses a secret ability to read the residual emotions left on physical objects - a gift she has kept hidden her entire life. But when she touches her new husband's wedding band on their ceremony night, she doesn't sense coldness. Instead, she is flooded with a terrifying cocktail of burning vengeance, grief, and a dark obsession directed entirely at her family. As they navigate the dangerous waters of high-society expectations, Elena must play the dutiful wife while secretly using her psychometric gift to unravel Julian's true agenda. Every touch becomes a psychological battlefield. In a high-stakes game of mutual manipulation, Elena must discover if Julian's ultimate goal is her ruin, or if the darkest secret he is hiding is his own desperate need for her salvation.