Best mistake

Zariah Monroe-once known around the CCPD as the detective sent from heaven-was a breath of warmth in a city that knew too much grief. Always smiling, always bringing sweets, always making even the hardest cases feel a little lighter.
But that was before the particle accelerator exploded.

They said she was transferred. Said she was working a classified case. Said a lot of things. But no one knew the truth.

When Zariah returned a year later, she wasn't the same. The warmth was gone. The smile never reached her eyes. And something about her quiet, sharp, otherworldly, made even the boldest detectives hesitate. Untouchable. Distant. Cold.