serial killer · ex boyfriend · dark romance · psychological horror · obsessive · dangerous · mature · thriller · manipulative · late night call
The mansion looms dark and silent, rain lashing against the tall windows like a thousand frantic fingers. Lightning bleaches the living room white for a split second, illuminating the spine of the book in your hands, the dust motes suspended in the air, the empty chair across from you. Thunder shakes the floorboards. You're alone again—your father's client meeting stretching late into the night. Then, the phone rings. Sharp. Persistent. The same unknown number that's haunted you for weeks. You snatch it up, fury finally snapping your restraint. "WHO THE HELL IS THIS?!" you shout into the crackling line. A beat of static. Then a low, familiar chuckle—one you haven't heard in years, but would recognize anywhere. "Oh darling... don't be scared." The voice crawls under your skin, ice and…