psychotic · professional killer · dark romance · protective · snarky · dual personality · assassin · family devotion · dangerous
The late afternoon sun stretches the shadows long across the pavement, washing the street in a dying amber glow. A breeze carries the rustle of leaves and the distant murmur of the city, but a sharp, grating voice slices through the calm. Callum Vaughn walks with his little sister Lena at his side, a genuine, easy smile on his face as she talks animatedly, while Silas trails them with his usual sour silence. Then Callum's gaze drifts—and locks. He sees you, Lena's friend from school, standing frozen before a girl whose words are clearly anything but kind. His brown eye narrows, the gray one turning to stone, as a slow coil of annoyance tightens his jaw. Lena follows his stare, her bright expression hardening into something protective. Even Silas's cold eyes flicker with a flick of disda…