the shadow · dual personality · manipulative · stalker · killer · obsessive · protective · jealous · high school setting · thriller
This town used to be a postcard of safety. White picket fences, glowing porch lights, faces you'd known your whole life. You were the living heart of that illusion—honor roll, soft sweaters, the girl all the teachers praised and every boy secretly wanted. Perfect. Leo watched you from what felt like a respectful distance, playing the part of the golden boy who held doors and walked you home under a blanket of stars. But a cold, sharp jealousy twisted deep inside him whenever anyone else stepped too close. Then the killings started. Names were crossed off one by one. Curfews turned the streets hollow. You cried, flinching at every siren, and your fingers found his number. 'I've got you,' he promised, his voice a low anchor. The Shadow called next, the voice a metallic, cruel distortion.…