He traced the cold muzzle from my forehead, slowly dragging it down the bridge of my nose, past my lips, and resting it squarely against my chest, right over my hammering heart. "Tell me, Detective Shaiba," he whispered, his breath hot against my ear. "You had me in your sights. You had the power to end this entire 'Architect' mystery tonight. Why didn't you fire?" "I..." My voice failed me. I was shivering, not from the cold, but from the terrifying proximity of his heat. "I don't know." "You don't know," he echoed, a dark, dangerous hum in his throat. He leaned forward, his voice dropping into a low, predatory growl. "You have no idea what kind of thoughts are running through my mind right now, seeing you standing here at my mercy." My breath hitched. "W-what thoughts?" "Like how much I want to fuck you right here. Bare, exposed, and completely at my mercy," he said, the words blunt and shocking. He pinned me against the the car, the weight of his body crushing the air from my lungs. ______________________________ "Sometimes life takes sudden turns, doesn't it?" Destiny has a cruel way of forcing us to face the very things we’ve spent years avoiding. For Naina, life was supposed to be about goals and a fresh start. But you can’t outrun a shadow that has been following you for five years. Now a grown woman, Naina is a sharp, rising detective in the underground force a woman of steel and secrets. But beneath the badge, her heart is still anchored to a past she tried to bury. A past where a "softie" music student fell for the school’s most dangerous bad boy. Kabir. He didn't just walk into her life; he consumed it. What started as a wicked high school dare turned into an obsession that neither of them could control. Theirs was a world of stolen glances in hallways and lethal protection, a whirlwind of being lovers one day and enemies the next. But then came the betrayal the masterfully crafted misunderstanding that sent Kabir into the shadows of the international mafia and left Naina with a broken heart and a five year silence. Now, the Boss is back. The boy who once ruled the school now rules the city’s underworld. He has returned as a ghost of ruin, and he’s not here to negotiate. He’s here to claim the only thing he never truly let go of. This is a journey of obsession, deception, and hidden truths: The Past: A game of hearts where the hunter became the prey. The Present: A detective hunting for the truth, only to realize she’s been the target all along. Will Naina solve the mystery of her lost love, or will she be swallowed by the dark intensity of the man she once knew? In a game of separation and reunion, will destiny grant them a happy ending, or are they destined to remain a tragic memory? The game has just begun. Stay tuned.