"London’s full of stories-and full of graves for people who won’t let go."
London is full of secrets no one asks questions about - except Emma Vance.
A relentless investigative journalist with a habit of digging until she bleeds, Emma’s latest investigation into a brutal street murder doesn’t just get her fired.
It gets her noticed.
In a city that survives on silence, attention is a liability.
At the centre of it all is Vito Martello.
He doesn’t chase.
He doesn’t warn.
He doesn’t make mistakes.
He is the black hole at the heart of London’s underworld - unseen, unnamed, exerting force long before his presence is felt.
As Emma follows the evidence, the city shifts around her. Sources disappear. Records collapse. Doors close without explanation. By the time she recognises the pull, she has already crossed the event horizon.
Pulled into a world where loyalty is currency and survival is conditional, Emma must learn the rules of the Architect - or be treated as collateral. Every truth tightens the orbit. Every step closer blurs the line between protection and possession.
Because in Vito Martello’s world, power doesn’t force.
It pulls.
The Dominion Files - Book OneA dark psychological crime thriller