i always loved you, skye. i had to destroy them. but skye, please, i never, not once, intended to- >•>•>•>•>•>•>•>•>•>•>•>•>•>•>•>•>•>•>•>•>•> as kids, skye promised that if she wasn't married by age twenty eight, she'll marry her best friend declan. but he loves skye, so of course, he's going to make sure she doesn't marry anyone at all. by any means possible.

A series of gruesome murders shakes the town, each more brutal than the last. Yet, the police insist they are nothing more than wild animal attacks, silencing any whispers of something more sinister. But Chief Investigation Officer Vihaan Gupta isn't convinced. With his sharp instincts and relentless pursuit of justice, he teams up with forensic officer Myra Singh to uncover the truth. Their biggest challenge? A killer who leaves no trace-no fingerprints, no weapon, no witnesses. Every crime scene is wiped clean, as if the murderer is always one step ahead. The deeper Vihaan and Myra dig, the more they realize this is no ordinary criminal. He is a mastermind, someone who understands the law and the art of deception better than anyone. As they navigate a web of secrets, betrayals, and hidden dangers, they must race against time before the killer strikes again. But in a town where nothing is what it seems, can they outsmart a murderer who is always one step ahead? Or will they become his next victims?

Emmy's life is going just as she'd planned: She's living in her own apartment, dancing every day and is just leaps away from being named her company's next Prima ballerina. And she's only 17. But all of Emmy's plans come to a screeching halt when the FBI shows up at her door to let her know that she's being stalked by a serial killer. Suddenly, the safe, insulated world she created for herself is riddled with violence, fear...and a growing pile of dead bodies. At first Emmy wants nothing more than to forget her chilling new reality - but her admirer isn't finished with her yet, and before she knows it, Emmy's stuck in a nightmare she can't dance her way out of. Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains detailed scenes of murder, rape, torture, sex and stalking, which may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]]