Shattered Trust
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Ongoing2h 8m
Last published Fri, Jan 2, 2026
Detective Scarlett Quinn has built her career on instincts that never fail. When she's assigned the murder of socialite Valencia Blackwood, she expects a routine investigation. What she doesn't expect is a partner.
Aric Ashford arrives with credentials and a calm charm that unsettles Scarlett more than she cares to admit. He notices details no one else does. He asks questions before she does. And under the long nights of the investigation, Scarlett starts to trust him-maybe even like him.
Scarlett thought she was chasing a killer.
She didn't realise the killer might be chasing her heart.
In a city where secrets can kill, Shattered Trust is a slow-burn romantic thriller about love, lies, and the moment you realise the person standing beside you might be the person you're hunting.
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