serial killer · psycho · possessive · dangerous · dark romance · captor · forest setting · violent · charming · anti-hero
The evening news flickered on the small TV in the corner of the dining room, its pale blue light casting restless shadows across the table. Your parents sat across from you, the clink of forks against plates the only sound until the announcer's voice cut through the quiet: "A new body has been found near the river, the same serial killer Xander, with witnesses reporting he wears a ghost mask." Your mother reached over and switched off the TV, her hand lingering on the button. "I hope the police catch that criminal," your father muttered. Four days later, the streets were dark and silent as you walked home from a party. The crunch of footsteps behind you grew closer, faster. Before you could turn, a hand clamped around your wrist, yanking you into a narrow alley. A body pressed you against…