Deadly Mimic – Heather Long (1)

“Those aren’t mutually exclusive, particularly when you aren’t being honest about what scares you more.” His expression shuttered and his eyes went cool as he took another step closer. “Careful.” “Or what?” I asked. No challenge. Just curiosity. “You’ll accuse me of crossing a line you’re already standing on?” His laugh was humorless. “You think this is about control?” “I think,” I said, evenly, “that you want her safe because you want her.”

His nostrils flared. “Don’t.” “I also think you won’t forgive yourself if something happens to her, whether it’s your fault or not.” His jaw tightened all over again and I could almost hear the way his teeth ground together. “This isn’t about managing risk to her. It’s about staying close. You don’t want her out of your sight or control.

You want to be the one she leans on and the one who can rein her in.” Every statement landed, and I found keeping my tone neutral was damn near impossible. Thankfully, I had practice. “She’s a beautiful woman. Intelligent. Bold as brass. Sexy as hell. Absolutely comfortable in her own femininity. It’s a seductive package.”

“God, you’re a son of a bitch.” I chuckled. “You are not the first person to call me that. “You’re also nowhere near as unbiased as you’d like to pretend. Maybe Mallory is too close, but I have seen how you watch her.” I’d been expecting the accusation, so I just repeated my earlier shrug. “I have skin in this game on multiple fronts.” Obsession didn’t just apply to the Unsub. There was a reason I was good at my job. “But I’m not making the mistake of letting my attachments cloud my judgment.”

Flint went completely still. Not explosive. Not defensive. Just— nothing. For a moment, I didn’t even think he was breathing. That was how I knew I’d hit it. “You want cards on the table. Then here it is. You care about her,” I said. “Not abstractly. Not just professionally. You care in a way that makes this intensely personal for you. I don’t think you’re lovers yet, but you definitely want to be. If you were before, then I’d hazard she cut you off. Too much conflict⁠—” “My level of interest in her personally and professionally doesn’t make me compromised.”

“You’re invested, Carter,” I countered. “I don’t work for the network or a competing outlet. I don’t care if you fuck like bunnies every Thursday during happy hour. I’m not going to leak it or report it.” He stared at me for a long beat, lip curled faintly then he shook his head. “You don’t get to judge from the outside, especially after knowing us less than a handful of days.”

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OceanofPDF.com Deadly Mimic What would you risk to uncover the truth—your career, your safety… or your heart? If it bleeds, it leads. And right now, the city is bleeding. As the face of the evening news, I’ve built my career exposing corruption and dragging truth into the light. When a string of meticulously staged murders begins to dominate the headlines, I do what I’ve always done—I report.

I analyze. I connect the dots no one else wants to see. I’m the one who gives him a name. The Auditor. Because he doesn’t just kill—he leaves behind records, ledgers, and proof. He believes he’s delivering justice. And once I say his name on air, he knows I see him. Worse—he knows I’m listening. The FBI certainly is. Agent Elliot Brewster is assigned to protect me—and to silence me. He believes the killer is one of my viewers, responding to my broadcasts in real time.

His solution is simple: pull me off air and lock me in a safe house before I provoke another body. But silence doesn’t stop a man like this. It invites him closer. As the murders escalate and the time between bodies collapses, it becomes terrifyingly clear the Auditor isn’t just watching me—he’s answering me.

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “” by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.

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