Marie_Tales
He's a detective bound by oath, haunted by the decades-old mystery of his parents' unsolved murders. She's a psychopath who believes the world can only be cleansed by removing its monsters. Their lives are woven together in a marriage built not on affection, but on lies and family obligation.
Ace Rhett Delmariz consents to the union with no inkling of Iris Samantha Villacorta's terrifying secret: in the shadows, she's been systematically eliminating those she deems evil, leaving behind immaculate alibis and a growing list of victims. His sole condition for agreeing is clear-the cold case into his parents' deaths must be reopened, a bargain struck with Iris's father to ensure his compliance.
When Rhett investigates a wave of unexplained deaths sweeping through the city, each clue draws him nearer to a truth he never saw coming. The line between justice and vengeance begins to dissolve, and the divide between morality and murder grows dangerously thin. Iris's actions force him to confront a question that shakes the core of his beliefs:
Does evil have the right to live?
Trapped between the law he's sworn to defend and the suspicions that consume him, Rhett faces an impossible choice. Will he uphold the system that failed to bring his parents' killers to justice, or will he cross the line and become part of Iris's deadly quest for retribution? With every new revelation, right and wrong blur beyond recognition, leaving him to wrestle with humanity's oldest dilemma: Is there ever a time when taking a life is justified?