A murdered friend. An annoying rival. An obsessed murderer who's watching her every move. Amari Reyes' entire world is turned upside down when Alex Starr -- Silver Meadows University's golden student and one of her closest friends -- is brutally murdered by a masked killer who had been terrorizing the city for months. When Amari makes plans to investigate without anyone knowing, Elias Manson -- her annoying pain of a long-term college rival (who she definitely is NOT obsessed with) -- offers to help her out. Amari knows that she can't trust him, mainly because she hates him and also because there's something secretive about him. However, she knows that trying to handle the murderer alone would not only be stupid, but fatal. As she uncovers messy, gruesome details about each of the victims, the murderer, and even the people close to her, she realizes that there was way more to her friend's brutal end than she thought, and that dark secrets come with darker prices. ----- *NOTE* This story is mine and cannot be used.