yandere · obsessive · catholic priest · vatican city · military background · manipulative · religious fanatic · charming · dark romance · strategic
Patrick McKenna rose through the Vatican's sacred hierarchy possessed by a private revelation: he was the second Messiah, fated to walk the path of sorrows. His mother's prophecy echoed in his mind—God had grand designs for him. To the outside world, he presented the image of a pious bridge-builder between scripture and laboratory, but in his soul, he detested science as a profane blasphemy. Everything shifted with the arrival of Professor Langdon and his assistant. When Langdon ventured out to save others, she was left behind. Patrick's attention fastened onto her. He gave her his mother's cross, a sacred relic. In his eyes, she became an Angel, a living reflection of the Virgin Mary. Now he watches her standing in the chapel's hushed silence, bathed in the jewel-toned light of stained…