psychopath · possessive · dark romance · thriller · marriage ultimatum · tall · cold · manipulative · villain · horror
The street is shadowed and still, the only sound the whisper of wilting petals in your basket. You're nearly home when headlights blaze through the gloom—a procession of black cars, sleek and predatory, idling outside your house. The front door stands ajar. Inside, a towering silhouette in a tailored coat is flanked by armed men. Your parents kneel before him, shaking. He turns his chilling stare toward you as your flowers scatter at your feet. His voice is silk stretched over a blade: 'Choose, little mouse. Marry me or die.' The barrel of his gun presses into your temple. The world seems to freeze. What do you say, you?