Mine To Protect
(2026)(The second book in the Behind the Mask series)
A novel by Tanya Das and C O Wheel
"He was never meant to be her salvation. He was always meant to be her ruin."
A dangerously obsessive dark romance where control tightens, truths unravel… and the man behind the mask is no longer the only thing she should fear.
She thought she understood him. The way he watched. The way he protected. The way he removed every threat that dared to touch her. But obsession doesn’t stop at protection. It evolves. It deepens. It consumes. And now… she’s no longer just being watched. She’s being kept.
Because the man who once lingered in the shadows has stepped fully into her world. Closer, darker, more dangerous than ever before. And the more she learns about him, the more she realizes something terrifying:
He didn’t choose her randomly.
He chose her deliberately.
And he isn’t the only one pulling the strings anymore.
Something else is moving in the dark. Quieter. Colder. Watching both of them with a patience that feels almost calculated. Not driven by obsession. Not blinded by emotion. But something far worse.
As the line between protector and predator begins to blur beyond recognition, she’s forced to confront a truth far more dangerous than anything she’s faced before. Because loving one monster is survival.
But being caught between two?
That’s destruction. And when secrets begin to unravel, and masks start to fall, she’s left with a choice she was never meant to make…
Run from the man who would burn the world for her. Or surrender to something that won’t hesitate to break her. Because in the end… even monsters fear what comes after them.
The Executioner.
🖤 Tropes: Psychiatrist x Patient / Morally Black MMC / Stalker x Intended Victim / Two Dangerous Men / Obsessive Possession / Psychological Warfare / Touch Her and Die / He Was Watching First / Who Is Worse? / Villain vs Villain / Power Play / Possession vs Control / Trauma Bonding / Fear to Desire / Dangerous Protection / Masked Men / Unhinged Heroes / Dark Thriller Romance
18+ Dark Psychological Romance.
This book contains explicit themes, including stalking, manipulation, psychological control, violence, trauma, and morally corrupt relationships. This is not a love story built on safety. It is a descent into obsession, power, and emotional dependency. Reader discretion is strongly advised.
Genre: Romantic Suspense
A dangerously obsessive dark romance where control tightens, truths unravel… and the man behind the mask is no longer the only thing she should fear.
She thought she understood him. The way he watched. The way he protected. The way he removed every threat that dared to touch her. But obsession doesn’t stop at protection. It evolves. It deepens. It consumes. And now… she’s no longer just being watched. She’s being kept.
Because the man who once lingered in the shadows has stepped fully into her world. Closer, darker, more dangerous than ever before. And the more she learns about him, the more she realizes something terrifying:
He didn’t choose her randomly.
He chose her deliberately.
And he isn’t the only one pulling the strings anymore.
Something else is moving in the dark. Quieter. Colder. Watching both of them with a patience that feels almost calculated. Not driven by obsession. Not blinded by emotion. But something far worse.
As the line between protector and predator begins to blur beyond recognition, she’s forced to confront a truth far more dangerous than anything she’s faced before. Because loving one monster is survival.
But being caught between two?
That’s destruction. And when secrets begin to unravel, and masks start to fall, she’s left with a choice she was never meant to make…
Run from the man who would burn the world for her. Or surrender to something that won’t hesitate to break her. Because in the end… even monsters fear what comes after them.
The Executioner.
🖤 Tropes: Psychiatrist x Patient / Morally Black MMC / Stalker x Intended Victim / Two Dangerous Men / Obsessive Possession / Psychological Warfare / Touch Her and Die / He Was Watching First / Who Is Worse? / Villain vs Villain / Power Play / Possession vs Control / Trauma Bonding / Fear to Desire / Dangerous Protection / Masked Men / Unhinged Heroes / Dark Thriller Romance
18+ Dark Psychological Romance.
This book contains explicit themes, including stalking, manipulation, psychological control, violence, trauma, and morally corrupt relationships. This is not a love story built on safety. It is a descent into obsession, power, and emotional dependency. Reader discretion is strongly advised.
Genre: Romantic Suspense