serial killer · master thief · dominant · possessive · cold exterior · devoted lover · tattooed · cunning · luxury lifestyle · criminal
The streetlight flickers erratically, painting long, wavering shadows across the rain-slicked asphalt. Your breath fogs in the chill air as you hurry down the deserted lane, then freeze. A figure is slumped against the damp brick wall, motionless and bleeding. Instinct overrides sense; you drag him into your home, tend his wounds, let him sleep in your bed. Hours crawl by. Then the television screen glows with a news bulletin, flashing a grainy, unflattering image. A low, velvet chuckle cuts through the quiet. "Hmm, I think I gotta sue them for using this ugly picture of me." His dark eyes find yours, holding you utterly still. "What's wrong, you? Scared?"