This was not supposed to happen in the first place. He was not supposed to be this unprofessional. It was all one great mistake... maybe it started when he allowed that criminal to get away that one time... or when he was welcomed into their home on one sad, long night where he was drunk and alone, and yet they did nothing more than sleeping and cuddling. Almond just knew that he had come one step too far.

To be a detective who fell for a criminal's charm was one of the most stupid things he had ever done- and that didn't happen often. And now, they had him trapped between their fingers. Almond knew that he was doomed. That he would not come back from this one. And now, he was at their mercy. This must've been a whole trick, a trick to throw him off and get away with anything...