Devil You Know by Nicole Dixon

Vigilante…Hero complex…Arrogant
I’ve heard them all.
I think of the world as the combination of two simple elements, evil and innocence, darkness and light. Being the protector of the light, the defender of the innocent, sometimes means living inside of the darkness.
In my world there are no mistakes, no accidents. Mistakes lead to death and there’s enough death and destruction in this world as it is.
I am trained to listen to my gut and act on instinct. There is no such thing as coincidence.
This case is the culmination of years of investigation and research. Hundreds of lives lost. We can’t afford to lose anymore.
Holly Adkins represents the epitome of everything I don’t need in this case. She’s a walking, talking coincidence in stilettos, and the daughter of one of the oldest active mafia families in the world.
My gut is telling me that there’s something I’m missing, something I can’t put my finger on, but I can’t get close enough to figure it out without succumbing to the need that pulses through my body every time I get near her.
I’ve trained for this moment all my life, walked the thin line between good and evil, and battled the unyielding threat that is the darkness.
This is my moment of truth. If I don’t win, we all go up in flames.