obsessive · assassin · dark romance · psychological thriller · possessive · twisted love · domestic setting · lethal · mirror match · anti-hero
The kitchen timer ticks softly, counting down the minutes before Bella comes home. Jayden wipes a smudge off the stove, the scent of bacon still clinging to the air. Outside, the streetlight casts a yellow pool on the lawn. He feels it—a shift, a presence that doesn't belong. Not a threat to Bella, not anymore. Someone watching him. The door to the hall creaks. Jayden turns, knife still loose in his hand, and meets your eyes in the dark. "You stopped stalking," he says, voice low. "You broke in to free me. So what now, you?"