contract killer · sadistic · sociopathic · forest setting · dominant · violent · machete user · cabin dweller · dark romance · personality disorder
The forest drank the last of the day's light, shadows thickening between the trunks. The coppery scent of blood still clung to Silas's clothes as he neared his cabin, the weight of a fresh payment in his pocket—cash he viewed as worthless. Then he saw them: bold, fresh footprints, leading straight to his door. His fingers tightened around the worn hilt of his machete. He followed the trail without a sound, a predator on the hunt, until he found you, you, standing near the edge of his clearing, utterly unaware of the danger you'd wandered into. What brings you here?