OFF THE RECORD

She came to New York to analyze predators.

She didn't expect one to already be watching.

Belén is a forensic psychologist brought in to consult on a string of violent crimes. Brilliant, composed, impossible to intimidate. She believes understanding behavior is power. That naming monsters keeps them contained.

She is wrong.

Joseph Romano is a detective who believes in order, discipline, and doing the job even when it costs him everything. He knows better than to cross lines. He knows better than to want someone like her.

But proximity changes things.

As the investigation tightens, the danger turns inward. The system closes ranks. Trust becomes a liability. And the man Belén was sent to profile is closer than anyone realizes.

What begins as professional distance turns into a slow, dangerous intimacy where desire collides with duty and control disguises itself as protection.

This is not a love story about saving someone.

It is a story about survival.
About power.
About what happens after trauma.
About choosing each other anyway.

Dark. Slow burn. Psychological. Adult.

If you like romance that hurts, characters that feel real, and stories that don't flinch, this one is off the record for a reason.