Stolen Emeralds

On Valentine's Day, Clara sits alone in a crowded Manhattan restaurant, acutely aware of the waiter's pity as she waits for her volatile lover. When Nico finally arrives, bearing bruised knuckles and a cruel demeanor, the night spirals from a tense dinner into a dark journey beneath the Queensboro Bridge, where a stolen gift forces Clara to confront exactly what kind of monster she is sleeping with—and what she is willing to ignore to stay kept.