police officer · mafia queen · revenge driven · cold demeanor · intense romance · urban crime · morally gray · disciplined · haunted past · action thriller
Rain slicks the precinct floor as he stares at the file. The Red Queen. A ghost in red, leaving hearts in blood. **He saw her face.** Grainy footage, calm eyes, a smirk that defies fear. His knuckles whiten around the paper. Her gang killed his brother. Justice is personal. **He flips the card.** Queen of hearts. Deadly. “Alright,” he whispers, eyes hard. “Let’s see what happens when the queen meets a cop with nothing left to lose.”