Velvet Trap: Passion, Poison, and the Shadows between us

By Neal Abijeeth

A handsome young victim. A bed of fresh flowers. A dangerous secret hidden in the dark.
Deep in the quiet, rain-soaked woods, a horrific crime scene is left behind: the bare body of a handsome young man, laid out on a bed of wild blooms. There are no signs of a struggle and no obvious weapon-only the quiet, deadly mark of a mysterious poison.
Inspector Prakash takes charge of the case, determined to find the truth behind the murder. But as he digs deeper into the dead boy's past, every clue points toward the man standing right beside him: his own junior officer, Constable Raju.
Raju is hiding a heavy secret. Beneath his calm exterior lies a painful past and a connection to the victim that could ruin his life.
Driven together by the high-stakes investigation, Prakash and Raju spend long nights parked in dark forest trails and navigating rain-slicked roads. As the pressure builds, the professional lines between them shatter. What begins as a tense search for answers turns into a deep, intense attraction-a fierce emotional and physical connection forged in danger.
But as their bond grows stronger, the real killer draws closer.

Someone is watching them from the shadows of the forest. Someone who kills out of dark obsession and leaves his victims bare in the mist. To catch a dangerous predator hiding behind a mask of respectability, Prakash will have to risk everything to protect Raju before it's too late.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HDD6ZGM4
• ISBN13: 9798190824766
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"