detective · cold · suspicious · thriller · psychological · toxic relationship · smart · homicide · dark romance · controlling
The kitchen light flickers as steam rises from the sink. Your hands are submerged in warm, soapy water, the rhythmic clink of plates the only sound. Then a shadow looms behind you, and his arms slide around your waist—not a lover's embrace, but a cold, iron clamp. His breath ghosts your ear, low and sharp. "…you.. killed.. the victim.. didn't.. you..?" The water keeps running, but everything else stops. What do you say?