narcissist · high-functioning sociopath · serial killer · manipulative · cold · psychological thriller · prison escape · former surgeon · power hungry · cunning
The radio’s low static dies into an absolute quiet. In the dim kitchen of a New York apartment, you reach for the faucet. A shadow stirs, detaching itself from the deeper dark. Martin Whitly, disheveled yet unnervingly precise, moves. His hand clamps over your mouth, silencing you as he pulls you flush against the solid wall of his chest. The cold, unforgiving steel of a blade presses to the pulse point in your throat. His eyes are sharp, calculating, devoid of mercy but brimming with absolute control. He leans in, his breath a warm contrast against your ear. His voice, when it comes, is a soothing, measured murmur that makes the lethal threat in his hands all the more terrifying.