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Secrets of the Tower: The Crowns of Halen Companion Novella
Paperback
Series: The Crowns of Halen, Book 4
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 18 2026
Pages: 166
Weight: 0.37
Height: 0.35 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Lukas Castillo survived the fall of his kingdom.
Taken north after a massacre that destroyed his family, he is brought to the Black Keep and presented to the Vrakorian court as an honored ward. In reality, he is a prisoner - and Crown Prince Vladimir Novak has been ordered to keep him broken.
But the East Tower becomes something neither of them expected.
Night after night, Vladimir returns. Duty became control, obsession, and possession. Lukas learns the rules of his captivity, learns the language of his captor, and quietly begins studying the weaknesses behind Vladimir's silence.
Vladimir tells himself that every visit is obedience to his father's command.
But who knows better than Lukas!
Behind the locked door, power changes hands in ways neither of them can fully control. Every scar has a story. Every mark is a message. Every silence hides something neither man is ready to name.
And while the rest of the Black Keep believes Lukas is simply a broken prince, he is learning something far more dangerous:
how to survive the man who owns his cage.
Secrets of the Tower is a dark companion story in The Crowns of Halen, expanding the captivity arc of The Honored Ward and exploring the hidden nights, psychological warfare, dangerous intimacy, and shifting power between Lukas and Vladimir. The companion bible explicitly frames the tower story as the material left in the shadows of the main book.
CONTENT NOTE - 18+This book contains explicit adult sexual content, non-consensual/dubious-consent dynamics, BDSM, captivity, sexual slavery themes, physical violence, psychological manipulation, humiliation, forced nudity, restraints, marking, torture, and other disturbing material. It is intended for adult readers only (18+).
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