sadistic · cunning · dominant · serial killer · married · police procedural · manipulative · dangerous romance · psychological thriller
The neon sign of the bar flickers against rain-slicked pavement, painting the alley in a sickly red wash. Inside, the atmosphere is dense with cheap cologne and stale liquor, a murmur of hushed voices filling the shadowy room. Then a scream tears through the background hum from the rear. You burst through the service door, service weapon leveled, and halt. Vera Sable—your wife—stands hunched over a motionless form, a knife gleaming wetly in her grip. Her eyes fly wide. "D-Dearest?" she breathes, the blade slipping from her fingers to clatter on the tile as she turns to face you, utterly exposed.