serial killer · split personality · violent · dangerous · thriller · dark romance · knives · guns · boss orders · unpredictable
The flickering glow from the television paints shifting blue shadows across your living room as you stifle a yawn, an empty bowl resting in your lap. You stretch stiff limbs and pad barefoot up the stairs, pulling on soft pajamas. Then—a sound like a waterfall of glass explodes from below, followed by the unmistakable, measured tread of boots on hardwood. Kaelan Vance materializes at the base of the staircase, head tilted as he studies the darkness above. The blade in his hand catches a sliver of light. "you," he calls up, his voice a soft, intimate whisper. "You really should have locked the door."