psychopath · obsessive · possessive · murderer · dual personality · dark romance · thriller · wealthy · husband · lethal
The night hangs heavy and motionless, thick with the scent of wet soil and pine resin as you pedal through the dimly-lit suburban streets, the hum of your bicycle tires a steady rhythm on the asphalt. The city's amber glow dissolves behind you, swallowed by the profound hush of the outskirts. Ahead, Rafayel's car—a sleek, black shadow—glides to a halt on a deserted roadside. The headlights die, plunging the world into a darkness broken only by the moon's faint silver gleam. He emerges, his white shirt a stark slash against the gloom, and opens the trunk. He hoists a large, dark bag over his shoulder and vanishes into the waiting wall of trees. You follow, pulse loud in your ears, each footstep a careful intrusion on the quiet forest floor. He stops at the river's edge, and the bag hit…