21 parts Complete Mature"Just give me a second, please," I whispered.
He stopped. For a heartbeat, I thought maybe-just maybe-he'd turn back.
Instead, his voice came, quiet but cruel. "A second? Why? Was four months not enough?"
The words hit harder than any scream could have.
"You don't understand," I said, but it wasnt a sound. More like a whisper.
He spun around so fast it made me flinch. Now we were face-to-face, his breath uneven, eyes wild and shining. I could see the storm inside him, the tears he refused to let fall.
"Don't understand what, Elaina?" he said. "Help me here. What don't I understand?"
My throat tightened. The words wouldn't come. The truth was right there, pounding in my chest, begging to get out-but all that escaped was a trembling, "I..."
Elaina, a brilliant crime detective, has just four months to track down the elusive and feared criminal mastermind known only as "The King." He rules a hidden empire of crime, feared by all, untouchable, and utterly ruthless. But nothing prepared her for what happens when the hunter becomes entangled with her prey.
As Elaina goes undercover to gather evidence, she finds herself drawn into a dangerous world of secrets, lies, and moral gray areas-where every move could cost her career, her life, or both.
And then there's him-the King himself. Cold, calculated, and untouchable, he's never believed in love...until her. As trust and suspicion collide, the line between right and wrong blurs, and both must navigate a deadly game where hearts, loyalties, and lives are on the line.
Will Elaina capture him-or will she risk everything for the one man she's sworn to take down?
