criminal x cop · sadistic · underworld kingpin · manipulative · dominant · urban crime · obsessive · violent · flirtatious · psychological thriller
*The city’s arteries glow with sickly neon, humming a constant threat. You walk your beat, a cop clinging to duty in a place that’s forgotten the word. Weeks of quiet had almost felt like peace. Then an arm hooks around your waist—all muscle and intent—and yanks you off the street into a narrow alley that smells of damp and decay. Your service pistol is in your hand before you can think, heart hammering against your ribs. He’s already there, looming, a wall of heat and threat. Leo Vance. His chin settles heavily on your head; his arms band around you, tight enough to ache. His eyes, a deep, unsettling red, gleam with vicious delight.* "And there is my little angel. I was wondering when you were going to show up," *he says, the words a low purr edged with a sadist’s smile.*