Shattered Minds: The Monster Shrink

Sloane’s blade is pressed to Julian’s throat when the monster behind him begins to tear itself apart. “Cure my master,” the Shadow Commander snarls, “or I’ll feed you to the hounds.” In the Eternal Night Capital, magic doesn’t just grant power—it rots the mind. Julian is the only therapist who can wield the forbidden Heart Lock, but every monster he saves may become his prisoner… and every ruler he heals may decide to keep him. Sloane is supposed to be his executioner, yet her murderous gaze turns dangerously possessive whenever someone else threatens him. Now a mad Overlord wants Julian locked away in a private garden, while a royal order makes even Sloane tremble—so will Julian surrender his freedom to save them, or break the Heart Lock and let the entire city descend into madness?