9 parts Ongoing Pallavi pov
I was too blind to see I believed his every word. He made me think that every sin I committed was for a greater good. But what did it turn out to be? Nothing but a game of vengeance.
He had already written the ending a story soaked in blood and screams, where mercy had no place. And me? I don't know if I was influenced by him... or if I simply became the masterpiece of his manipulation.
How am I supposed to turn back now? When I'm standing amidst the irony of it all drenched in its cruel scent. The knife, twisted so mercilessly, I never even realized it was buried inside me all along.
Tara pov
The addiction I once tried to bury kept pulling me back, dragging me to my knees even after countless denials. The façade I fell for, the dream I thought he was...turned out to be nothing more than a devil, disguised in gentleness.
Because of him, I danced like a puppet, and he, my merciless master. He placed the knife in my hand, guiding each cut, each sin. My hands trembled, yet I obeyed.Was it truly him who bound me, or did I surrender so completely that I lost myself, trapping my own soul in his vengeful game of blood?
Tropes
Detective × serial killer
Replaced marriage
He fell first, she fell harder and both fell hardest
Slow burn
Stalker
Age gap
She fell first, he fell harder and hardest
Detective × business woman
Second chance
Forced proximity