Sanctum | MM Dark Romance 18+ | Military Trauma | Religious Enemies To Lovers | Hurt/Comfort | Slow Burn: Monastery MM Romance | Forbidden Gay Love | Morally Gray | Raw/Emotional | Dystopian Romance

A brutal ex-assassin soldier. A gentle monk. Both unprepared for each other. Their forbidden love—raw, cathartic and devastating.Ex-Command weaponEliaswas trained to kill, not to feel. After a failed mission leaves him severely wounded, he finds refuge in a forgotten monastery tucked beyond Command’s reach. But mercy isn’t part of his programming.Brother Lorne—gentle, devout and disarmingly human—unravels everything he thought he knew about silence, obedience, and desire.This is not a love story. This is what comes after the fire.Sanctumis a dark M/M dystopian military man romance featuring:Ruthless assassin soldier x gentle monk dynamic 🗡️Softness colliding with brutal indoctrination ⛓️Enemies-to-lovers slow burn 💔Monastery intimacy and emotional celibacy ✝️Religious trauma with psychological depth 🙏Hurt/comfort & emotional intimacy 🔥Found family in unlikely places 🕯️For fans of Captive Prince, All for the Game, and The Atlas Six.A dark MM romance of survival, obedience and forbidden love that breaks every rule.Content Warning:This is a dark MM romance featuring themes of religious indoctrination, psychological trauma, power imbalance, and a non-consensual scene (Chapter 13). Includes depictions of PTSD, enforced silence, and recovery from abuse. This story is intended for readers 18+.Sanctumis Book 2 of The Null Protocol series. This is a full-length standalone story. You do not have to read Book 1Westboundto read Book 2Sanctum.Read more