Wicked devotion

"You know," I continued, leaning back in my chair, "I was going to compliment your blouse, but I think I'd rather see what's underneath it."

Her expression didn't falter, but the faintest blush crept up her neck. It was a small victory, but one I savored.

"You're disgusting," she said flatly.

"Am I?" I leaned forward, resting my elbows on the table. "Or do I just say the things you wish someone else would?"

She didn't respond, but her silence was telling.
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A serial killer, a woman who should know better, and a love so toxic it might just be the thing that consumes them both.

Cassandra Hale has always been drawn to the darkness. As a forensic psychologist for the FBI, she's spent years navigating the twisted minds of the world's most dangerous criminals. But nothing has prepared her for Lucien Vale-a charismatic, calculated, and dangerously intelligent serial killer who knows her better than she knows herself.

Lucien isn't just another case file. He's the boy from her past-the one she saved, the one she never knew left an indelible mark on her. Now, he's the man who has spent years watching her, shaping her fate from the shadows, and his obsession with her is all-consuming.

As their paths cross once again, Cassandra is drawn into his world-a world of manipulation, blood-soaked passion, and devotion so deep it borders on madness. Lucien wants her in ways that are far darker than she could ever imagine, and the more she resists, the more she's pulled into his twisted, dangerous embrace.

But when a copycat killer emerges and the body count rises, Cassandra realizes that the real monster might not be Lucien after all. It could be the part of herself that is slowly beginning to crave him.