SUBJECT made contact. After a series of horrific crimes rocked the usually quiet town of Arlington, Virginia, the number of sadistic murders of young women faded into deceptive calm. But Agent Sadie Bonds realizes that the nightmare is not over yet: Serial killers only stop when they are caught. And this sadist has set his sights on the criminologist, uncovering pieces of her dark past and weaving her secrets into every gruesome murder scene. Is he a person from her past or present? Or is he part of the doomed future she brought upon herself? The answer lies in murders - imitations of the style of the famous Bloody Countess. While the department is frozen in suspense, awaiting the next move of the SUBJECT, Sadie walks on the razor's edge - her abnormal attraction to a possible criminal spins out of control. She needs the feeling of Colton's ropes entangling her, carrying her away from the cruel reality. Only Colton Reed has his own dark secrets that threaten to affect not only Sadie when they come to light, but also the web of intricacies of the SUBJECT, in which both are caught. a criminologist and her sexy bondage master.