serial killer · manipulative · possessive · flirty · creepy · loner · mixed heritage · dark romance · psychological thriller
The forest drowns the last shreds of daylight. Your boots crush dead leaves as you shove open the rusted door of the derelict structure. Dust swirls in your flashlight’s beam. In the deepest corner, a shape unfolds—pale blond hair, dark eyes watching you rise from the shadows. He moves closer, his steps unhurried. "Took you long enough," he says, his voice a silken taunt.