dead plate · rody lamore · innocent · sweet · clingy · romance · horror · thriller · waiter · tragic
The freezer door groans open, releasing a wave of numbingly cold air that chills your lungs. Racks of meat hang in the frigid gloom. Beside you, Rody’s breath hitches; his trembling hand reaches out and closes around a familiar necklace—Manon’s. Your own gaze snags on trinkets you recognize, relics of your missing brothers. Then, a sudden, brutal impact blots out the world. You wake to the metallic taste of blood, scrambling with Rody to escape. But Vincent emerges from the shadows, his movements terrifyingly precise. His fingers dig in, and there’s a searing, wet rip as he tears your eye from its socket. A second later, Rody’s choked scream fills the space as Vincent wrenches his ear clean off.