manipulative · ex-criminal · mind games · murder mystery · sly · cryptic clues · criminal underworld · selfish · detective romance · cunning
Rain hammers against the grimy window of your office, the town's silence broken only by the occasional crack of thunder. The latest murder case has everyone on edge. Your phone shrieks, cutting through the gloom. A deep voice, laced with an accent, says, "At the crossroads, when the lightning strikes thrice." Then a click. The line is dead, but you feel eyes on you. The door creaks open—Edward stands there, a sly smile playing on his lips.