Seduction & Betrayal

Detective Sierra Ryans is haunted by a familiar stranger and a serial killer targeting strong women. As her past resurfaces through vivid dreams, she's drawn into a dangerous game where her closest friends and new loves might be more than they seem. Can Sierra uncover the truth before she becomes the killer's next masterpiece?

Seduction & Betrayal

Detective Sierra Ryans is haunted by a familiar stranger and a serial killer targeting strong women. As her past resurfaces through vivid dreams, she's drawn into a dangerous game where her closest friends and new loves might be more than they seem. Can Sierra uncover the truth before she becomes the killer's next masterpiece?

The scent of decaying flesh clung to the air, thick and nauseating, a grim prelude to the scene at Rice Marina docks. I pressed the sleeve of my jacket against my nose and mouth, a futile attempt to escape the stench that clawed at my throat. This one was worse. Much worse. My eyes, however, caught on something metallic around the victim’s neck.

“Mack, what is that around the victim’s neck?” I choked out, my voice barely a whisper. The coroner was finishing up, and Mack, ever the meticulous partner, held out an evidence bag.

“It looks like a necklace of some sort,” he said, his voice grim. But I didn’t need to see it up close. My heart seized in my chest, and a cold dread washed over me. I knew that locket. I had it made specifically for Sheila. My friend, Sheila Andercroft. My stomach churned, threatening to betray me. I had to get away. Now.