In a world where loyalty is currency and betrayal is a blood sport... two enemies are one heartbeat from war and one breath from obsession.

Yasha Vale is the lethal, calculating, and the last heir to a crumbling criminal empire. Gavros Draven is the Devil of the South, a shadow tactician with scars older than his sins. When Gavros kills her father, Yasha vows revenge. But the underworld doesn't play fair. Assassination attempts turn into whispered alliances. Bullets turn into banter. And somewhere between sabotage and survival, obsession takes root.

With syndicate wars on the brink, betrayals erupting from within, Yasha and Gavros must decide:
Will they destroy each other... or rule together?

Sharp as a dagger. Slow-burn as sin. And soaked in blood and velvet. 
Crime. Politics. Obsession. This isn't love-it's syndicate warfare.

My story is intended for mature audiences (18+). Reader discretion is advised.


I have published this first on Wattpad with the name - Velvet Empire: Not Yours. Still Yours.


~Crime, criminal politics, and underworld dealings


~Themes of trauma, obsession, and revenge


~Every chapter escalates plot or emotion


~Divided into multiple arcs, each with its own


~Syndicate Rivalries, Political moves, Strategic battles, Emotional consequences, Assasinations etc


Chapter 1 - ~ Please read before you start the book ~