Fixing the Monster

Dark Romance Thriller / Psychological Suspense / Captive Romance

Short Summary:

When renowned trauma therapist Dr. Tessa Whitlock is abducted by a secretive intelligence syndicate, she is forced to treat Gideon Mercer—a deadly operative shattered by a catastrophic mission in the frozen Alps. As their tense psychological battles evolve into a dangerous obsession, Tessa discovers that the man she is trying to heal may be the greatest threat to her survival… and the only one capable of protecting her.

Book Description:

Dr. Tessa Whitlock built her life around order, control, and healing broken minds. But everything changes the night she is taken from her private practice by a covert organization operating beyond the law. Trapped inside a hidden underground facility, Tessa is given an impossible assignment: restore Gideon Mercer, the syndicate’s most lethal operative, to operational status.

Gideon is silent, violent, and psychologically fractured after a disastrous mission in the icy Bernina Alps left him haunted by guilt and loss. He refuses to speak, refuses to cooperate, and watches Tessa with the cold intensity of a predator studying prey. Yet beneath his terrifying composure lies a man unraveling from the inside out.

As Tessa pushes deeper into Gideon’s trauma, the boundaries between therapist and patient begin to collapse. Surveillance follows her everywhere. Her home is no longer safe. And the deeper she uncovers the secrets behind Gideon’s silence, the more she becomes entangled in the syndicate’s dangerous world of manipulation, obsession, and control.

In a game where trust can be fatal and vulnerability is weaponized, Tessa must decide whether she can save the monster—or whether the monster will consume her first.