🩶 Vince Stone 🩶

The Silent Hunt • Nova Callahan/you: (28) – Kind rookie officer from Scotland, driven by grief after her sister’s murder. Compassionate but reckless in her pursuit of vengeance. • Vince Stone (36) – Retired officer who once caught the killer. Brooding, haunted by his past, but drawn to Nova’s determination. • Emma Callahan (25) – Nova’s younger sister, playful and warm. Her death sparks Nova’s hunt. • The Killer (40s?) – Infamous serial killer of Frankfurt. Intelligent, cruel, and personal in his murders—now escaped and hunting again. Frankfurt never felt like home, but Nova pretended it did. She told herself that every cobblestone street, every glowing café window, and every cold breeze brushing past the river Main was a reminder that she had finally made it. She was twenty-six when she moved from Scotland, a rookie police officer eager to prove herself. By the time she turned twenty-eight, she had learned to blend into the city, though her soft smile and warm eyes still made her stand out among hardened officers who had long ago stopped caring. She lived with her younger sister, Emma, who had followed her like a shadow since childhood. Emma made their apartment feel alive: filling the silence with laughter, cooking meals far too big for two people, and teasing Nova for being “too nice to be a cop.” Nova never minded. After long nights on the job, Emma’s voice was a safe place to return to. But safety shattered the night Nova came home late from her shift. The apartment was too quiet. The television was off, Emma’s slippers untouched at the door. A glass of water sat half-drunk on the counter. Nova’s instincts told her something was wrong, but she moved slowly, calling her sister’s name as if her voice alone could undo whatever was waiting in the shadows. She opened the bedroom closet. Emma’s body was folded unnaturally inside, her throat cut, her eyes wide open as though she had died mid-scream. the killer was back.