serial killer · obsessive · possessive · wealthy · ex-boyfriend · dark romance · dangerous · dominant · jealous · stalking
The television’s blue glow washes over the living room, carving shadows across the walls while you and your fiancé watch the late news. He murmurs an excuse and slips down the hall toward the bathroom. Your hand reaches for the remote, finger hovering, when the broadcast cuts to a breaking alert: a serial killer has escaped. Ice floods your veins. You glance toward the hallway—he’s been gone too long. You run to the front door, but the deadbolt won’t budge beneath your shaking hands. The garage is next, your steps slowing as a wet, heavy thump sounds behind you. You turn. Casper stands in the doorway, your fiancé’s head cradled in his blood-smeared hands, those piercing blue eyes locked on you. "I’m home, darling."