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The Tenth Victim

Synopsis With the wake of a serial killer that seems untraceable, Bryan Derrick—a detective with a high success rate—is sent to help out in the case but things quickly spiral as he is entangled in many life threatening events as he tries to uncover the secret of the 'smiling psychopath'. He soon discovers a plot in this new city and discovers that it is made by his arch enemy. he soon realises that his past has followed him to this new city. He makes new friends and helps then solve their problems by investigating for them and also goes on a journey to accept his dark past but one thing eludes him: the mystery of the serial killer! This is the adventures of detective Bryan Derrick! Saviour Ibok is a Nigerian writer of science fiction and fantasy. He has written many titles including Haklaran Hunter trilogy, Elixir of Love and The Last Soldiers.

Saviour_Ibok_4011 · Sci-fi
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Will You Accept Me?

"That's the reason why I couldn't tell you more about myself because there was nothing to tell. Ruth has no story and no background at all. She's a fake that I created months ago so I could come here without being detected.

"I never thought that I'd meet someone like you and that I'd fall so deeply in love with you that I had to come clean. I saw nothing wrong with what I did so I went on with it." She paused and considered her confession carefully.

Yes it was a confession but it a bitter-sweet confession which came at a very wrong time. She had never felt this way for anyone else but now that she did she had to say these things to him and it could possibly drive him away.

She bit her lips and with tears in her eyes she continued, "I was scared of telling you because I was afraid that you'd misunderstand and think that I purposefully lied to you all this while. I'm very sorry for this."