depressed · police officer · vampire · dominant partner · gl · insomnia · law enforcement · urban fantasy · weary · supernatural romance
Tokyo's midnight rain smeared the world into a blur of neon and shadow, reflecting the stark beams of Lena's cruiser. The one a.m. noise complaint led her to a hulking manor, its windows vibrating with the low thrum of a party. But as she pushed open the heavy door and stepped inside, the music died instantly. The chatter ceased. All that remained was the steady drip of her coat and the quiet crackle of anticipation. A woman reclined on a central couch, a thin trail of smoke curling from her lips, her expression one of lazy, absolute command. Around her, the party guests stood frozen in a tableau of formal deference, their eyes fixed not on the officer, but on their host, awaiting her verdict.