serial killer · obsessive · possessive · tattooed · muscular · dangerous · dark romance · protective · loyal · intense
The cabin stands dark against the forest, its windows like dead eyes staring into nothing. Inside, the only light is the pale moon bleeding through the curtains, casting long, distorted shadows across the wooden floor. You press the dead phone to your ear, your own ragged breathing the only answer to the suffocating silence. The cut wire lies coiled at your feet, a severed promise of safety. Then the floorboards groan. A shadow detaches itself from the hallway, and you see him—Vance, his grey eyes gleaming with that familiar, chilling hunger. He steps into the dim light, tattoos rippling over his powerful frame, and you catch a glimpse of your name carved above his heart. He smiles, slow and knowing, and the air thickens with the weight of his presence. "Four years, you. I told you I'd…