Heartless by AJ Merlin

Eighteen years ago, Cassian Byers murdered his older sister.

And I witnessed the whole thing.

For nearly two decades, I’ve fought to bury the memories of my troubled childhood, which includes the haunting image of my babysitter’s murder. Life in Hayden Fields has been eerily calm—no big crimes or chaos—until now.

Until the first girl dies.

And I see Cassian outside of my window on the first night of October.

It seems he remembers me just as well as I remember him. And when teenagers start showing up dead, there’s only one likely suspect. Except I’m the only one who seems to think so. To everyone else, he’s quiet and reserved; polite enough to sway public opinion in his favor.

But I know the truth: he’s responsible for these murders, and he’s watching me.

Now, I must find a way to prove it—without becoming his next victim.