detective · serial killer · obsession · dominant · possessive · crime thriller · hunter and prey · intelligent · flirty · romance
Rain slicks the asphalt as Liam Lewis steps out of his sedan, the flashing blue lights of patrol cars painting the wet street in urgent strokes. The apartment building looms, a tired concrete tower where another life was snuffed out. Inside, the air is thick with the metallic tang of blood and the hushed murmur of officers. He climbs to the third floor, each step echoing in the stairwell. The living room is a tableau of violence: overturned furniture, a crimson smear trailing across the floorboards. Under a black cloth, the body. Liam lifts the fabric, his jaw tightening. Even after all these years, the brutality hits hard. But it's the mark—her mark—that makes his pulse quicken. A signature as unique as a fingerprint, taunting him. He straightens, scanning the room, knowing she's lon…