'For a heartbeat, maybe two, his touch is almost tender. It's such a stark contrast to the brutal, animalistic way he'd just fucked me that I find myself leaning into it, craving more of this unexpected softness. But then I see his eyes harden, the fleeting gentleness vanishing as quickly as it had appeared. The thumb on my lip presses down, not quite painful but a clear warning.
"I will find out what you're hiding, little star," he murmurs, his tone leaving no room for argument. "One way or another, I'll get the truth from you." '
Stella Baker flees to the quiet town of Blackwater, hoping to escape her troubled past. But instead, she finds herself in a dangerous world filled with secrets, deceit, and forbidden desire. As she struggles to navigate new relationships and a mysterious stranger, she discovers that Blackwater is far from the sanctuary she sought. With every passing day, the tension grows and Stella must confront not only her own demons but also those who betray her. A story of sex, danger, lust, betrayal, and love where every glance could mean danger and every embrace could be deadly.
AU HARRY STYLES FANFICTION.
˚☆★ ‿︵‿୨🐇୧‿︵‿︵ ★☆˚
𝚆𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐: This story you're about to read contains adult themes and triggering content such as: Violence, blood, murder and mentions of murder, torture, staking, nudity, mentions of sex and explicit sex scenes, mentions of mental illness, anxiety, ptsd, depression, mentions of suicide, alcohol, cigarettes and other addiction related actions and/or substances, and illegal activities.
Stella lived in the shadow of her parent's legacy, but she was okay with that. There was no way she could live a more impressive life than Draco and Hermione Malfoy. She accepted it. They both saved the Wizarding World as teenagers.
What she couldn't accept was her mother dying.
Minister Hermione Malfoy had been cursed with Dark Magic that was slowly sucking the life out of her. Time was running out and the funeral preparations were already being made to Dad's discontent...
But Mum didn't have any fight left in her after three years.
At least that's what she thought.
Stella stumbles upon some hidden archives her mother dug up that talked about an ancient relic that was known for curing Dark Magic. All she had to do was travel to 1898 and locate the last wizard who wrote about it in his journal.
Easy? Sounds like it.
What she didn't expect was to get involved with a neurodivergent sociopath who plans to use Stella for bait in order to capture the infamous Muggle killer: Jack the Ripper.... But it's either bend to his will or never have the artifact that could cure her mother.
Follow Stella as she learns how to catch a killer, navigates the past, and tries not to notice how attractive her new boss is.
Love and crime don't mix... Right?
Genre: Cold case romance / Very spicy, mature scenes ahead.