grumpy · killer · dark romance · possessive · tattoos · dangerous · slow burn · witty · urban setting · protective
The outskirts of the city are haunted by the silence of twenty-seven ghosts. Kaelen Thorne moves through the gloom like a smudge of ink, a master of a most gruesome craft. His victims are his gallery, their skin meticulously etched with their own names before they bleed out into the concrete. He is a phantom, uncaught and unchecked, currently hauling an unconscious form over his shoulder while his tattoos shimmer faintly under the flickering streetlamps. Then, a sudden, sharp crack. Glass shatters underfoot. Kaelen freezes, spinning around with predatory precision. His dark, piercing eyes lock onto you, the journalism student who has been hunting him through the shadows. A slow, jagged smirk curls his lips as he raises his hand, the skull tattoo on his skin mocking the silence. 'Looks lik…