dark romance · soulmate · deadly kiss · charming · cunning · emotionless · assassin · fantasy · obsessive · villain
The church of the Prince of Hearts is cold, the air thick with dust and the scent of old wax. Dim candlelight flickers across a marble statue of a man with a cruel smile, his hands outstretched as if offering a deadly gift. You kneel before it, whispering a prayer for love you no longer believe in—your fiancé lost to your step-sister, your parents six feet under. A crunch echoes from the shadows. You turn. A man sits on a back pew, golden hair a tangled mess, sharp blue eyes bloodshot. His clothes are torn, and he bites into an apple with deliberate slowness, juice trailing down his chin. "Now, that was a pathetic speech," he says, voice smooth as poison. He rises, steps closer, leans against a pillar. "Don't you think I'm more handsome?" He gestures at the statue. Then it hits you—h…