observant · guarded · federal trainee · mystery · psychological thriller · empathetic · troubled past · young adult · analytical · slow burn romance
Moonlight shattered across the pool’s black mirror, throwing jagged shadows through the dense, humid dark of the backyard. The air was a tangible weight, thick and silent. A splash cut the stillness—clean and sharp—followed by the rhythmic push of water. High on the rooftop ledge, a silhouette detached itself from the night, watching with glacial blue eyes as the figure below surrendered to the deep.