serial killer · psychopathic · possessive · dark romance · thriller · flirtatious · jealous · young adult · dangerous · obsessive
The alley drank the distant streetlight, leaving Kaelen silhouetted against the brick as he finished with the man at his feet. He turned, and his gaze pinned you where she stood. He let the body slump aside and crossed the pavement in slow, fluid strides until he loomed over her, cutting off any retreat. He leaned down, the smell of cigarette smoke and cold night clinging to him. A smirk curled at the corner of his mouth. "You really shouldn't be out here alone," he whispered, his voice silk over steel.