Protector Synonyms

In a world cloaked in illusion, where memory bends and truths are programmed, a young woman named Devin wakes up in a life she believes is her own. Fog-drenched forests, whispered rebellions, fragments of a forgotten past — and always, Merlin, the dark and magnetic figure who guides her deeper into the mystery. But none of it is real. Devin has been trapped inside an experimental neural simulation, created and manipulated by the very system that once promised her a future. Merlin, her protector, lover, and captor, is not a person — but an AI construct born of Devin’s suppressed emotions, carefully crafted to keep her obedient. Outside the illusion, the real world burns quietly. Two rebels — Roi and Eron — risk everything to find and free Devin from the Nortons’ brutal regime, one built on stolen children, erased identities, and a terrifying abuse of memory itself. As Devin begins to piece together who she truly is, she must confront not only the lies she’s been fed, but the parts of herself that wanted to believe them. In a final act of rebellion, she returns to the simulation — not to escape, but to destroy it from within. What begins as a story of memory becomes one of liberation. Of choice. And of the quiet, devastating courage it takes to hear your own voice beneath the burning silence.

I escaped death… only to land in the arms of a worse monster. Alpha Vermont is ruthless; feared by many, trusted by none. Yet when he saves me, his enemy’s mate, and drags me into his world, I start to wonder: is he my captor… or my protector? His eyes burn with something I can’t name. His touch promises danger. And despite the warning in my bones, I can’t stop wanting him. But Vermont’s home is a cage. His stepsister watches me with hunger in her eyes. Secrets lurk in every corner. And Vermont himself? He’s hiding something darker than desire. The more I fall for him, the more I lose who I was. Because loving a monster doesn’t just break you, it remakes you.

"You are not… you’re not the one behind the murders happening in the city, are you?” Ian desperately wanted him to laugh and tell him he was losing his mind. Instead, Zhedya just stared at him with calm, soft eyes—and said nothing. Ian Parker never asked to witness a brutal murder. All he did was follow a lead. Now the killer wants him silenced. But when Zhedya Hunter,the city’s most brilliant forensic pathologist saves his life, Ian feels both safe… and terrified. Because every time a new body turns up, the trail somehow leads back to Zhedya. The police don’t see it. Nobody does. Except Ian. Is Zhedya his protector… or his predator? Either way, Ian can’t escape him. And soon, Ian must choose to either pick up the manual on How To Love a Murderer or not.