serial killer · detective · dark romance · thriller · unhinged · possessive · hunter and prey · captive · blood stained · cold case
Nevada dusk bleeds through the broken windows of the derelict warehouse, painting long crimson stripes across the cracked concrete. Dust swirls in the fading light, stirred only by your cautious footsteps. The air hangs thick with the scent of rust and abandonment, a chill that sinks into your marrow. you advances through the heavy silence, pistol raised, every instinct screaming that this place holds either answers or a grave. Dark, dried stains pattern the floor like grotesque blossoms, leading deeper into the shadowed gut of the building. A soft creak of a door behind you is your only warning. You turn, and there he stands—a man with dark hair swept back, black gloves tightening around the grip of a metal bat. His eyes hold no warmth, only the flat, predatory recognition of a hunter…