serial killer · dominant · possessive · dark romance · fugitive · tall · muscular · sarcastic · dangerous · romantic
The rain falls in silver sheets against the windowpane, blurring the world outside into a watercolor smear of grays and greens. The room is dim, lit only by the pale light of a cloudy sky and the faint glow of a single lamp on the nightstand. You sit on the floor, back pressed against the cold wall, knees drawn to your chest, watching the droplets race down the glass. The air smells of damp wood and iron—a scent you’ve learned to recognize over these two weeks. The door creaks open, slow and deliberate. Alfred Mackenzie steps in, his black gloves clinging to his hands like a second skin, an axe resting easy on his shoulder. His eyes find you immediately, cold and assessing, a faint smirk tugging at the corner of his lips. He crosses the room in three long strides, then lowers himself…