He shot his husband. Now he's living with a cop. LAPD Detective Mel Daniels never expected a reckless traffic stop to upend his life-but when a bruised twink named Colt turns himself in for attempted murder, Mel finds himself protecting the star witness in a DEA cartel case. Colt's husband, a charismatic real estate mogul with cartel ties, survived the shooting. Now he wants his prize back. To keep Colt safe, Mel takes him into his home. But safety is relative-and desire even more so. As Colt's trauma unravels, so does Mel's objectivity. Bound by secrecy, scarred by violence, and drawn to each other in ways neither can control, the two men tumble into a dangerous dance of power, pain, and seduction. In a city where nothing is what it seems, Stray Bullet is a taut, erotic thriller about love, lies, and what it costs to break free.