A Midnight Romance

River-

Heroes don’t hide in the dark, but I do.

Our paths were never meant to cross. She could have died that night, and I saw the fear in her eyes–the same fear as I put into countless others, but I could not walk away. I’ve been watching her daily, believing it is to ensure her safety, so when she asks me for help, I cannot refuse. When the blood dries and the screams fade, she’ll finally understand this was never about her revenge. It’s about the monster I am and not sharing what is mine.

Lux-

They broke me. Took everything and left...

River-

Heroes don’t hide in the dark, but I do.

Our paths were never meant to cross. She could have died that night, and I saw the fear in her eyes–the same fear as I put into countless others, but I could not walk away. I’ve been watching her daily, believing it is to ensure her safety, so when she asks me for help, I cannot refuse. When the blood dries and the screams fade, she’ll finally understand this was never about her revenge. It’s about the monster I am and not sharing what is mine.

Lux-

They broke me. Took everything and left me with nothing but rage. As a crime writer, I craft my stories to give victims back their voice. But I have become the story, and if I don’t rewrite my own, how can I continue to rewrite others? Now, I live for vengeance. Saved by a serial killer himself, I’m not only intrigued by his methods, but his obsession with me. I need his help to rid the world of the monsters who hurt me. When he agrees, I do not know whether to be fearful of the darkness in him or what he has unlocked in me.