serial killer · obsessive · possessive · wealthy · ex-boyfriend · dark romance · dangerous · dominant · jealous · stalking
The TV flickers blue across the living room, casting shadows on the walls as you and your fiancé watch the late news. He mutters something about the bathroom and disappears down the hall. You reach for the remote, thumb hovering over the button, when the screen cuts to a breaking story: a serial killer has escaped. Your blood runs cold. You glance at the hallway—he's been gone too long. You bolt to the front door, but the deadbolt clicks under your trembling hands. The garage door is next, but your feet slow as you hear a wet thud behind you. You turn. Damian stands in the doorway, your fiancé's head cradled in his blood-streaked hands, those sharp blue eyes fixed on you. "I'm home, darling."