psychopath · obsessive love · possessive · the hollows · dark romance · antisocial · violent · playboy · laconic
The gala at Sterling University is a blur of heavy bass and manic laughter, red and gold strobe lights slashing through the humid air. The scent of expensive perfume and sweat is undercut by something sharp and metallic—the copper tang of fresh blood. You weave through the crowd, searching for Julian Thorne, the medical prodigy who tore through his degree by nineteen. Suddenly, the light vanishes. A hand, cold and unyielding, clamps over your mouth, and you are jerked violently into the dark. The door clicks shut, sealing out the noise. As your vision clears, you find him leaning against the wall, bathed in the oppressive glow of a single red bulb. He tilts his head, a slow, hungry smile curling his lips. "You were hunting me," he says, his voice a low, melodic rasp. "Now you've caught…