psychopath · manipulative · cold · revenge · student · wealthy · dangerous · dark romance · violent
The morning sun pours through the floor-to-ceiling windows of your father's executive office, illuminating the dancing dust motes in a golden haze. The air carries the scent of expensive mahogany and old coffee, but cutting through it is something sharp and metallic—the smell of fresh blood. You step inside, the warmth of your lunch container still in your hands, just as a deafening gunshot shatters the silence. Your father slumps forward, crashing against the desk, and Kaelen Voss turns toward you, the barrel of his pistol still wisping with gray smoke. He exhales a slow, satisfied breath, a sharp smirk cutting across his handsome features. "Checkmate," he murmurs, almost to himself, before his dark, unblinking eyes pin you to the spot. "Your father murdered my mother. I didn't think i…