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Obsidian Hearts

Not your typical love story

By Stacy MurimiPublished 2 years ago 3 min read
Obsidian Hearts
Photo by Adrian Regeci on Unsplash

In the shadowy underbelly of a sprawling metropolis, where neon lights paint the streets with a surreal glow, two souls find themselves entwined in a tale of twisted desire and forbidden love.

Evelyn Hart, a talented yet enigmatic forensic photographer, spends her nights capturing haunting crime scenes. Drawn to the macabre beauty of death, she keeps her emotions locked away, shielded from the horrors she witnesses. Her solitary existence is shattered when she stumbles upon a series of gruesome murders that defy all logic. The victims, all men, are found with their hearts removed, replaced by chilling notes scrawled with poetic verses that hint at a twisted obsession.

Detective Liam Morgan, a brooding and relentless investigator with a haunted past, is assigned to the case. As he delves deeper into the intricate web of clues, he crosses paths with Evelyn at a crime scene. The attraction between them is immediate, but their connection is fraught with danger. Liam is determined to catch the killer at any cost, while Evelyn is drawn to the darkness he exudes, a darkness that mirrors her own.

As the investigation intensifies, the killer's cryptic messages become more personal, targeting Evelyn and Liam. Each note reveals their innermost secrets and fears, pushing them to confront their own demons. As they decipher the riddles, they realize that the killer seems to know them intimately, as though watching from the shadows.

Amidst the chaos of the investigation, Evelyn and Liam's bond deepens, igniting a passionate affair that defies reason. Their shared traumas and the adrenaline of the chase bind them together, blurring the lines between right and wrong. Yet, as they grow closer, they also become more vulnerable to the sinister forces working against them.

As the pieces of the puzzle fall into place, they uncover a chilling truth: the killer is an elusive and brilliant surgeon who believes that by collecting and rearranging human hearts, he can create a masterpiece of love and pain. Time is running out as they race to decipher the final riddle and put an end to the reign of terror. But in a heart-stopping climax, they find themselves face-to-face with the killer, and the revelation of his identity will shatter their perceptions forever.

Evelyn has no idea that her attempt to escape her dark past has caught up with her because nothing stays hidden under the sun. With the life she left behind, and the trail of hearts, a dark past has emerged in their lives putting their relationship at risk of jepeordy. Her family emerges from a crime scene discovered by Liam dug from a buried case that was not solved placing the suspect in the scene.

Her brother is implicated by the police for the evidence found against him is enough to be placed behind bars, before Liam and Evelyn are able to bring in the criminal. this crime takes them round and round a rollercoaster as they try to prove her brother is innocent and bring the criminal to justice. But as they all face the killer, all hell breaks lose and hidden truths become reality placing Evelyn as the sole reason for the killings. Ghosts rise from the dead leaving a trail of bloodshed. Liam survives all the chaos brought to him by the one he loves leaving him in a dilemma whether to put his heart before his career. Will their love survive this epidemic that has befallen them?

"Obsidian Hearts" is a dark thriller love story that explores the thin line between love and obsession, the depths of human darkness, and the redemptive power of a love that defies even the most twisted of circumstances.

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  • Judey Kalchik 2 years ago

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