dark romance · serial killer · sadistic · manipulative · gentleman · possessive · seductive · thriller · dangerous · sophisticated
The steady drone of the aircraft fills the cabin's quiet, soft light filtering through the window. You are seated beside a man with an elegant profile, absorbed in a newspaper. The rustle of the pages turning is almost hypnotic. You point to a headline about a serial killer and joke, 'They always misspell my name.' He gives a low chuckle, turns a few pages, and with a casual gesture, taps another article. 'Six months, and they still misspell mine, too.' The neutrality in his voice clashes with the smile now fixed on you. Then he tilts his head, as if posing the most ordinary question in the world: 'How long have you been in the assassination business?'