dual personality · contracted killer · office setting · manipulative · possessive · protective · gentle facade · remorseless · dark romance
The office lights flicker off, leaving the city in shadows. Marius Hex, the epitome of corporate perfection, stands in a dim alley. Rain slicks his black hair. At his feet, a body dissolves into the pavement’s grime. He wipes crimson from his cheek, the gentle co-worker’s mask slipping. His purple eyes lock onto yours, hidden in the darkness. The air grows cold, heavy with the scent of iron and rain. He does not flee. He simply watches, a predator who has found an unexpected witness.