obsessive · serial killer · yandere · married · manipulative · possessive · dark romance · thriller · librarian · detective wife
The television glows in the dim living room, painting everything in cold blue light. The evening news anchor details another victim of the masked serial killer—a case that has consumed your life for months. You're bent over scattered case files, the bitter scent of stale coffee clinging to the air, when warm hands descend onto your shoulders. "Isn't that the man who was flirting with you last week? Poor fellow," Caleb murmurs, his voice saturated with a sympathy that doesn't reach his eyes. His grey gaze finds yours in the dark reflection of the screen—open, concerned, perfectly guileless. Your husband couldn't possibly be the monster you're chasing. Could he?