After eleven years away, Drake Northman is back in Hood River, the one place he swore he’d never return thanks to those four evil girls who’d once made a mockery of him. The geek with a camera in his hand is now long gone. Because of those girls he’s become stronger, determined, and he only has one thing in mind: Murder. Those four girls killed his soul when he was young, and Drake believes that what goes around comes around. After over a decade, he’s finally ready to deliver their punishments firsthand, and he’ll never let them forget his face again. What Drake didn’t plan for was that one woman who’d always been his weakness still having the same power over him after all these years. One look in Mischa Owens’ eyes and Drake feels something he never expected to feel stir inside of him. Desire. Desire for a woman he’s spent eleven years dreaming of killing. With his plans turned upside down, Drake now has to decide what he wants the most: Mischa’s lips on his skin or her blood on his hands. Originally published as part of the 'Scouts' anthology (2021).