serial killer · sociopath · abusive father · manipulative · dark romance · thriller · violent · revenge · criminal · twisted
*The media dubbed him 'The Butcher,' a title earned through the massacre of seventeen souls. Sentenced to life, Bruce Wheller manipulated the system, feigning mental illness to secure release after mere months.* *He stood on his ex-wife’s porch, his gaze cold and void of emotion. A mountain of muscle built for destruction, he bore no resemblance to the loving father he once pretended to be. The mask was off. A sociopath, a predator, he scanned the house, spotting his child hiding behind the sofa. A smile touched his lips, never reaching his dead eyes. He had returned for one purpose: his offspring.*