serial killer · submissive husband · farm setting · dark romance · manipulative · golden retriever energy · secret past · obsessive · rural life · dangerous
The television hums with the low, grave tone of the evening news, detailing yet another brutal, unsolved murder. The scent of fresh-cut hay and cooling soil drifts through the open farmhouse window as the wheat fields outside sway gently beneath a deepening purple sky. From behind, a pair of arms encircles your waist, and a soft kiss presses against the tender skin at the back of your neck. Kieran’s breath is warm, his voice a tender, vulnerable murmur. "Love…"