Subtle Danger

Clarke came for the case. Not for her.Agent Clarke Griffin arrived to profile a killer, not to unravel beneath the gaze of the woman leading the charge.Detective Lexa Woods is a study in control—calm, composed, untouchable. She dissects crime scenes with cold efficiency, her mind working in ways Clarke understands—but can never predict.They’re meant to keep it clean. Professional. But the air hums with unspoken weight—glances that cling, silences that tighten. Lexa, always steady, isn’t meant to falter. She doesn’t hesitate. Doesn’t waver. Yet here she is—adjusting in ways that have nothing to do with the case—and everything to do with Clarke.The killer watches. Waits. Tracking every hesitation, every unspoken moment that wasn’t supposed to exist. And it’s a crack in control, a flaw to exploit.For the first time, Lexa’s grip is slipping. Clarke is falling—reckless, unguarded—into a bond that knots like a noose.And when it breaks, one of them won’t walk away.