by M.J_Grief
Thomas Hale is just a chef—until people stop fighting when they eat his food. He runs a small London restaurant, loves his wife completely, and believes a good meal can fix almost anything. What he doesn’t know is that his wife is an MI6 assassin, a werewolf, and part of a hidden world that answers only to the Crown. While Thomas jokes about bad mushrooms and worries about his five-year-old daughter’s unsettling questions, monsters hesitate, deals soften, and violence pauses in his presence. And as secrets tighten and institutions circle closer, one truth becomes impossible to ignore: the most dangerous man in the room is the one who has no idea he’s dangerous at all.
| # | Title | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | THE CHEF AND THE CROWN | 0 |
| 1 | A BODY IN THE RAIN AND A PERFECT BÉARNAISE | 0 |
| 2 | THE SCHOOL WITH NO EMERGENCY CONTACT NUMBERS | 0 |
| 3 | THE RESTAURANT EVERYONE CALLS NEUTRAL GROUND | 0 |
| 4 | THE CRITIC WHO NEVER TASTED THE FOOD | 0 |
| 5 | THE ANNIVERSARY DINNER WITH A LIVE SURVEILLANCE VAN | 0 |
| 6 | THE FUNERAL THAT WASN’T FOR THE DEAD | 0 |
| 7 | THE DAY ELLIE ASKED WHAT HAPPENS TO MONSTERS WHO RETIRE | 0 |
| 8 | THE MAN WHO RECOGNISED THOMAS WITHOUT EVER MEETING HIM | 0 |
| 9 | THE FIRST TIME THE CROWN ASKED THOMAS FOR A FAVOUR | 0 |
| 10 | THE DINNER WHERE NO ONE USED THEIR REAL NAME | 0 |
| 11 | THE NIGHT ELARA CAME HOME WITH SOMEONE ELSE’S BLOOD | 0 |
| 12 | THE DAY THOMAS COOKED FOR PEOPLE WHO COULDN’T DIE | 0 |
| 13 | THE FILE THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE EXISTED | 0 |
| 14 | THE FIRST TIME ELARA LIED TO THE CROWN | 0 |
| 15 | THE NIGHT THOMAS FED SOMEONE WHO WAS HUNTING HIM | 0 |
| 16 | THE CROWN’S PROBLEM WASN’T ELARA. IT WAS THE CHILD. | 0 |
| 17 | THE SAFETY PLAN THAT WASN’T ABOUT SAFETY | 0 |
| 18 | THE NIGHT THE HOUSE WAS TESTED | 0 |
| 19 | THE CONVERSATION THAT WAS NEVER RECORDED | 0 |
| 20 | THE FIRST TIME THOMAS WASN’T SUPPOSED TO SURVIVE | 0 |
| 21 | THE PEOPLE WHO BROKE NEUTRAL GROUND DIDN’T MAKE IT HOME | 0 |
| 22 | THE SECOND TIME THOMAS SHOULD HAVE DIED | 0 |
| 23 | THE CROWN DIDN’T AUTHORISE THE RESPONSE | 0 |
| 24 | THE DAY THOMAS REALISED PEOPLE WERE AFRAID OF HIS KITCHEN | 0 |
| 25 | THE MISTAKE THE CROWN THOUGHT THOMAS WOULD MAKE | 0 |
| 26 | THE BIRTHDAY BEFORE THE FRACTURE | 0 |
| 28 | THE SILENCE AFTER NORMAL | 0 |
| 29 | THE OFFER THAT LOOKED LIKE TRUST | 0 |
| 30 | THE FIRST DAY THEY TRIED TO DEFINE HER | 0 |
| 31 | THE ASSESSMENT THEY CALLED GENTLE | 0 |
| 32 | THE LINE THAT WAS ALMOST CROSSED | 0 |
| 33 | THE QUESTION NO CHILD SHOULD BE ASKED | 0 |
| 34 | THE DINNER THAT WASN’T POLITICAL | 0 |
| 35 | THE ESTATE WHERE STORIES WERE TRUE | 0 |
| 36 | THE SORCERER WHO BURNED TOO BRIGHT | 0 |
| 37 | THE LAW THAT WAS NEVER INVOKED | 0 |
| 38 | THE MISCALCULATION IN THE QUIET | 0 |
| 39 | THE SUMMONS THAT WASN’T ISSUED | 0 |
| 40 | THE REPORT CARD THEY DIDN’T EXPECT | 0 |
| 41 | THE NIGHT THE BUILDING BURNED BLACK | 0 |
| 42 | THE PARENT EVENING WITH TOO MANY TITLES | 0 |
| 43 | THE MURDER IN THE FOG | 0 |
| 44 | THE WINTER HUNT BENEATH THE LIGHTS | 0 |
| 45 | THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO LITTLE | 0 |
| 46 | THE CHRISTMAS EVE THAT ALMOST BROKE | 0 |
| 47 | THE WEIGHT OF ALMOST | 0 |
| 48 | THE NEW YEAR THAT LISTENED | 0 |
| 49 | THE DOCTRINE THAT WAS OPEN | 0 |
| 50 | THE TEST THAT PRETENDED NOT TO BE | 0 |
| 51 | THE ADVISOR WITH POLITE EYES | 0 |
| 52 | THE ANNIVERSARY THAT FELT LIKE SPRING | 0 |
| 53 | THE MORNING AFTER THE MIRACLE | 0 |
| 54 | THE WEIGHT OF A CROWN NOT YET WORN | 0 |
| 55 | EASTER WEEK AND THE SECRET OF STONE | 0 |
