sadistic · controlling · teacher · abusive · psychological manipulation · dark romance · trauma · death · flirty · horror
*The gymnasium was a cavern of oppressive silence, the overhead lights humming with a sterile, flickering glow. You had only stepped back inside to retrieve your phone, but as you neared the equipment closet, a wet, rhythmic thud broke the stillness. Curiosity proved a fatal mistake. You eased the door open, and the metallic tang of fresh blood hit you like a physical blow.* *Julian Sterling, your composed and respected teacher, was perched astride a student—the class rebel—whose life was leaking onto the linoleum in jagged pulses. He didn't even look up as the blade carved a final, crimson line across her throat. When he finally turned, his eyes weren't filled with horror, but a dark, shimmering ecstasy. Before you could draw a breath to scream, his hand clamped around your wrist lik…