Synopsis
I study killers for a living.
The FBI calls me when they need someone to crawl inside a murderer's head. I've been profiling a contract killer they call "The Gentleman" for two years. Clean. Methodical. No evidence. No pattern. Except the ones I'm finding.
Last night I went to a bar. Met a man. Took him home.
Best sex of my life. He was precise. Controlled. Deliberate with his hands in a way that made me forget I have a PhD.
This morning the FBI called. Another Gentleman kill. Time of death: last night.
I looked at the man in my bed.
He smiled. "I made coffee."
Two weeks later, he walked into my office. Not the FBI office.
My therapy practice.
"I'd like to book a session. Weekly."
He sat on my couch. Crossed his legs. Smiled the same smile.
I should have said no.
I said Thursday at four.
Chapters
1.1
Chapter 1 — The Man in My Bed — Part 1 of 2
832 words
1.2
Chapter 1 — The Man in My Bed — Part 2 of 2
832 words
2.1
Chapter 2 — Thursday at Four — Part 1 of 2
781 words
2.2
Chapter 2 — Thursday at Four — Part 2 of 2
781 words
3.1
Chapter 3 — Session One — Part 1 of 2
803 words
3.2
Chapter 3 — Session One — Part 2 of 2
803 words
4.1
Chapter 4 — The Profile — Part 1 of 2
769 words
4.2
Chapter 4 — The Profile — Part 2 of 2
769 words
5.1
Chapter 5 — Jess Knows — Part 1 of 2
888 words
5.2
Chapter 5 — Jess Knows — Part 2 of 2
888 words
6.1
Chapter 6 — His Apartment — Part 1 of 2
850 words
6.2
Chapter 6 — His Apartment — Part 2 of 2
850 words
7.1
Chapter 7 — Kill #18 — Part 1 of 2
844 words
7.2
Chapter 7 — Kill #18 — Part 2 of 2
844 words
8.1
Chapter 8 — Session Three (Off the Record) — Part 1 of 2
793 words
8.2
Chapter 8 — Session Three (Off the Record) — Part 2 of 2
793 words
9.1
Chapter 9 — A Normal Night — Part 1 of 2
939 words
9.2
Chapter 9 — A Normal Night — Part 2 of 2
939 words
10.1
Chapter 10 — The Shoulders — Part 1 of 2
990 words
10.2
Chapter 10 — The Shoulders — Part 2 of 2
990 words
11.1
Chapter 11 — Testing — Part 1 of 2
989 words
11.2
Chapter 11 — Testing — Part 2 of 2
989 words
12.1
Chapter 12 — Seen — Part 1 of 2
945 words
12.2
Chapter 12 — Seen — Part 2 of 2
945 words
13.1
Chapter 13 — She's Changing His Pattern — Part 1 of 2
747 words
13.2
Chapter 13 — She's Changing His Pattern — Part 2 of 2
747 words
14.1
Chapter 14 — Try Me — Part 1 of 2
758 words
14.2
Chapter 14 — Try Me — Part 2 of 2
758 words
15.1
Chapter 15 — Contract Confirmed — Part 1 of 3
709 words
15.2
Chapter 15 — Contract Confirmed — Part 2 of 3
709 words
15.3
Chapter 15 — Contract Confirmed — Part 3 of 3
709 words
16.1
Chapter 16 — Everything Fits — Part 1 of 3
792 words
16.2
Chapter 16 — Everything Fits — Part 2 of 3
792 words
16.3
Chapter 16 — Everything Fits — Part 3 of 3
792 words
17.1
Chapter 17 — Who Are You — Part 1 of 3
725 words
17.2
Chapter 17 — Who Are You — Part 2 of 3
725 words
17.3
Chapter 17 — Who Are You — Part 3 of 3
725 words
18.1
Chapter 18 — The Whole Truth — Part 1 of 3
962 words
18.2
Chapter 18 — The Whole Truth — Part 2 of 3
962 words
18.3
Chapter 18 — The Whole Truth — Part 3 of 3
962 words
19.1
Chapter Nineteen — Twenty-Four Hours — Part 1 of 3
686 words
19.2
Chapter Nineteen — Twenty-Four Hours — Part 2 of 3
686 words
19.3
Chapter Nineteen — Twenty-Four Hours — Part 3 of 3
686 words
20.1
Chapter Twenty — The Name She Didn't Give — Part 1 of 3
1,189 words
20.2
Chapter Twenty — The Name She Didn't Give — Part 2 of 3
1,189 words
20.3
Chapter Twenty — The Name She Didn't Give — Part 3 of 3
1,189 words
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