Before You Realize

"You don't like incomplete things."

That's what he says the first time she meets him.

Elara Whitmore is supposed to be studying the case, not becoming part of it. A high-profile murder. A man caught at the scene. Evidence that almost fits.

Almost.

Because he doesn't defend himself. He doesn't deny anything. And the more she looks, the less it makes sense. He was there. But he wasn't first.

And somehow-

He's already watching her. Noticing things he shouldn't. Saying things he shouldn't know. Acting like she was never random to begin with.

At first, it feels like coincidence. Then it starts to feel like something else. Because this isn't just a case anymore. And he isn't just involved in it.

He's involved in her.