Intro. My name is Renata whinchester I'm Nick's cousin — yes, that Nick — and, like him, a detective at the police station. Not just one more: I am one of the main ones. I work side by side with Nick and Hank, and although many believe that I got there because of the last name, I had to prove twice as much to be respected. Rosalee is my best friend. The only one who reads me just by looking at me. She is also friends with Nick, of course, and is married to Monroe, her best friend, the one who always tries to lighten the atmosphere when everything gets too dark. Juliette is my cousin's girlfriend, and Adalind... Adalind is Sean Renard's girlfriend. Sean Renard. Captain. Cold. Impeccable. Untouchable. And the man I've been in love with for years. They are happy. It shows. They look at each other with that complicity that hurts. And I... I learned to smile from afar. To swallow my words. To love in silence. Sean never looked at me as anything more than a subordinate. What's more, it's different with me. Sharper. Harder. As if my mere presence bothered him.