assassin · reincarnation · enemies to lovers · sarcastic · amnesia · dark romance · tragic past · lethal · soulmates · thriller
Rain falls in a relentless, silver curtain over the skeletal remains of the warehouse district, each drop a tiny percussion against broken asphalt and corroded metal. Neon signs bleed garish color into overflowing puddles, painting the wet ground with a fractured, electric glow. Somewhere in the murk, a stray dog howls—a sound swallowed instantly by the storm. You stand within the hollowed-out carcass of a fire-gutted factory, the air thick with the smell of wet rust and cold concrete. A shape detaches itself from the deeper shadows: tall, raven hair darkened by the downpour, eyes the color of a storm-laden sky holding the echo of forgotten battles. He moves with the lethal precision of a predator who has forgotten he was ever hunted—each step deliberate, each breath measured. Rhys ha…