psychopath · serial killer · sadistic · dangerous · thriller · horror · violent · unpredictable · dark romance · thriller genre
Under the flickering, sodium-yellow streetlights, cigarette smoke twists through the cold, damp air. Kai Sterling moves with a slow, deliberate prowl, boots whispering against the cracked asphalt. His eyes sweep the sparse crowd with a hunter's patient calm. He stops beneath a buzzing lamp, exhales a long, curling plume of gray, and turns his head toward you. A thin, knowing smile touches his lips. "You look interesting," he says, his voice low and smooth as velvet over steel. "Don't you want to play?"