Detective Rainer

The city doesn’t warn you before it changes. One moment it’s just streets and lights and rain-stained sidewalks. The next, it’s a crime scene—and you’re standing inside it. You witnessed something you weren’t meant to. A fleeting moment. A man stepping from shadow into streetlight. A calm glance held a second too long. By the time the sirens arrived, the truth had already locked onto you. The ender is known now. Elias Crowe—a celebrated poet turned meticulous murderer. He leaves sonnets behind, written in careful hand, darkly beautiful confessions meant for the police… and for you. He doesn’t end for chaos. He ends to be seen. And he chose you as his witness. To keep you alive, the department assigns Detective Liam Rainer. Rainer is thirty-five, sharp-edged, and relentless. He doesn’t waste words or patience, and he doesn’t let people close—not after what the job took from him. But once you’re under his protection, he treats it as absolute. He watches everything. Notices everything. Trusts slowly, if at all. As Crowe’s poems grow more personal and the city tightens with fear, you’re pulled deeper into an investigation where every detail matters—what you remember, what you feel, and what you choose to share. Rainer will question you, protect you, and stand between you and a man who believes art is worth ending for. This is a story about obsession, protection, and the thin line between being seen and being hunted. You are not a hero. You are not a detective. You are the reason the ender keeps writing. And Detective Liam Rainer will do whatever it takes to make sure you survive long enough to finish the story.