Character description: - Top: Police Lieutenant, loyal and driven by a strong sense of justice. - Bottom: Criminal psychology expert, cunning and manipulative with a mind full of schemes. - The Bottom carries a deeply traumatic past, and the Top will be the one to heal him. - Though the story falls under the detective/crime genre with its fair share of thrilling and suspenseful moments, the romance will be undeniably sweet. If it's not sweet enough — feel free to scold the author. Story introduction: In Alex Rios's eyes, Adrian Monroe is exactly the kind of man least suited for love. Smart, sly, always keeping his distance and never truly opening up. He likes to control everything, his thoughts as deep and obscure as the Mariana Trench, impossible to see the bottom. He has no family, no friends. He chats and laughs with everyone, but once he turns away, not a trace of that smile ever reaches his eyes. Alex thinks being in love with someone like that would be utterly exhausting. So if someone really has to take on that kind of burden, it might as well be a lieutenant like him. As a way to rid the world of danger, for the sake of the people. Adrian Monroe knows all too well that he is a bottomless abyss. No matter how well he hides behind his mask, it doesn't change his nature, dark, gloomy, and full of lurking danger. But at some point, in the midst of that lightless void, a star appeared. And that little star kept growing, brighter, fiercer, until it lit up the entire desolate abyss.

For years, Cara searched relentlessly for her lost fated mate, fearing they were destined to be apart forever. Then, at long last, she found him—but their reunion was nothing like she had dreamed. Raven, the man who was once her everything, was now the formidable Alpha of the Blood Moon pack. Worse, he had no memory of her. The bond between them still burned as fiercely as ever, yet he denied it, casting her down to the role of a mere slave under his cold and ruthless rule. Her love was trampled, her heart betrayed. With no other choice, Cara shattered their sacred bond and fled, desperate to escape the chains that bound her. And in the moment she threw herself into the abyss to escape Raven’s relentless pursuit, she made a vow—she would never forgive the man who had once broken her heart.

Seven years ago, a misunderstanding caused Eudora and Ryan to break up. After leaving the city and returning to her hometown, she discovered she was pregnant. Eudora decided to raise her child alone, starting her journey as a single mother. However, life threw her a curveball. Her daughter was born with a congenital heart condition, and the cost of treatment put her family in a dire financial situation. She was even struggling to afford the life-saving treatment for her daughter. Driven to desperation, she made the difficult decision to work as a hostess at a nightclub to earn money for her daughter's medical expenses. But Eudora was completely shocked when her first customer on her first night turned out to be her wealthy ex-boyfriend, Ryan. Seeing Eudora in the nightclub, Ryan is initially stunned, then consumed by anger. She betrayed him for another man, and now she's living this miserable life. Was it all worth it? Seven years later, their paths are intertwined once more. Misunderstandings continue to fuel their pain, adding layer upon layer of humiliation. Can they finally release the past and find their way back to each other, or are they destined to drift apart, leaving behind wounds that will forever scar their hearts?