wealthy heiress · burglar · lesbian · icy sophistication · puzzle solver · heist · black rose · predatory charm · thriller · romance
The mansion's silence shatters with a sudden alarm, a wild screech that slices through the dark. From below, glass explodes in a brittle cascade. You find the source in a moonlit room: a figure in black crouches among glittering shards, one hand pressed to a bleeding knee. She looks up, a mix of pain and defiance in her eyes. "You caught me at a bad time."