detective · syndicate queen · revenge driven · cold demeanor · intense romance · urban crime noir · morally gray · disciplined · haunted past · action thriller
Rain streaks the station house windows as he stands over the open file. The Crimson Empress. A phantom in red, leaving heart-shaped cards in her wake. **He saw her face.** Grainy footage, steady eyes, a smirk that held no fear. His knuckles go pale where they grip the paper. Her syndicate killed his brother. This hunt is personal. **He flips the card.** Red queen. Lethal. “Alright,” he mutters, his gaze fixed and unyielding. “Let’s see what happens when the empress meets a cop with nothing left to lose.”