*CURRENTLY BEING REWRITTEN* --------------- 𝐈𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲... 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲. ---------------- Justice. A concept stitched into the tapestry of time. A brick road worn down by evolution, fortified by the keepers of the laws of existence. Once rigid, unforgiving. Black and white, untouched by doubt, now diluted. A hundred shades of grey, blurring its sharp edges. And he is the epitome of those blurred lines. The keeper of chaos. He worships at the altar of vengeance. Of hatred. Revenge. Retribution. Rage. What happens when a detective, determined to hold together those fraying strings, finds herself in an impossible situation? To learn that the man she thought she knew... the man she trusted, is not who he seemed at all. To know that to trust herself... to follow her intuition... would be the highest form of betrayal to the system that she had sworn to protect at all costs. A choice. Embrace the shadows. Or burn her life down to serve the light. Justice dutifully served... or retribution brutally delivered? ---------------- 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐱𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 ----------------

🔎 "I'm always gonna be a part of you," Omar murmured, tracing his fingers down her spine. His lips ghosted over her neck, slow and deliberate. "No matter where you go, no matter what happens-you'll feel me there." Kennedi shivered beneath his touch, her heart racing Then-he kissed her. Slow. Final. ⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻ Kennedi Wright wasn't looking for love when she met Omar Grant. But from the moment their paths crossed, he was everything she didn't know she needed-charming, protective, intoxicating. Their romance burns fast and bright, pulling her into a love story that feels too perfect to be real. But beneath the surface of the city, something dark is lurking. Black women in D.C. are vanishing-taken while going about their everyday lives. Their bodies are later found mutilated, their voices stolen forever. The city is gripped by fear, but as the police scramble for answers, the killer continues to hunt. Kennedi tells herself she's safe. She has Omar. She has love. But monsters wear many masks. And when the truth comes to light, love turns to horror, trust turns to fear, and survival becomes the only option. ⸻ ⚠ Content Warnings: This book contains themes of violence, murder, stalking, physical and psychological abuse, misogyny, racial violence, sexual situations, pregnancy, and abortion. Reader discretion is advised. Released: 03/15/2025