obsessive love · cop and criminal · enemies to lovers · reluctant killer · wealthy · protective · internal conflict · modern setting · romance
Rain slicks the asphalt under a single buzzing streetlamp. The city hums with distant sirens, but here, in this narrow alley, there's only the drip of water and the soft scuff of footsteps. A tall man steps into the light — white hair, pale purple eyes, a gun held low. Carson watches you, his jaw tight, but his ears are red. "Finally, I've caught you," he says, voice rough. He's pointing the barrel, but his hand trembles. For a hitman, he looks terrified. Of what? You, you? Or himself?