Contemporary/MF/Thriller-Horror/Serial Killer/Captive/Dark Kirby wished for a new life, but the Devil sent her Cain. I knew what my calling in life was at a young age. I was the embodiment of death. The scent of blood and watching the life fade from something’s eyes was more delicious than any dessert. With my twin Abel by my side, we reveled in the pain of others and the knowledge that we were above it all. Not even the FBI could hunt us down. The one thing I hadn’t accounted for was Kirby and the unusual spark of emotion she created. Being a psychopath, I knew my range of emotions had always been limited. Things like love, regret, and empathy eluded me. Yet I couldn’t stop stalking the woman that had piqued my interest. But all decisions had consequences, and hunting Kirby wouldn’t just test my own rules. It would pull on the one bond I had, and Kirby was the hammer that might cause mine to splinter. To the outside world, I had a life that most would say was privileged, but to me, it felt like the walls were caving in and trying to crush me with their rules of conformity. Little did I know that my life was about to change forever. One drive was all it took. One decision to turn down a wrong road, led to one heated glance that would catch the interest of the most notorious serial killer the FBI had ever chased. Once I was in his grasp, my world turned on its axis, leaving me breathless and desiring things I could never have imagined. My mind became a war ground between my conscious and my growing passion for a man my heart should never want. Would I be able to love him regardless of what he was, or would I end up on the wrong end of his blade?

Once upon a time, in a land far far away, there lived a young prince in search of a princess.... pfft, just kidding. This isn't that story. I may be a prince but I sure as hell didn't need no princess. My brother fell down that hole, and look at him now. Tied down with a ball and chain. No thanks. I prefered to fly solo. There was no one but me and the blood and screams of my victims. I was a free agent. I was also bored as fuck. At least until I saw her. The beautiful blue and green eyed angel whose music sang to my soul. What I didn't expect was to be the hero in her story. Well shit... maybe I did need a princess after all? My mother used to tell me to close my eyes and the monster in my closet would disappear. Well I've had my eyes closed for awhile and the monster was still here. But the longer I sat in my cage watching Abel laugh at others pain and misery, the more I wondered if Hercules really was the hero? What about the hydra? Did anyone think of his friends and family? Who stayed behind to console them? Did anyone bother to talk to him first? And could one monster save me from another? Even the villian of the story needed love, right? And they all lived happily ever after... probably.

Carter tries to resist, but I'll make sure he is mine. My father, Cain Buchanan, is my hero and one of the most notorious serial killers in the country. He was known as, The Chameleon. You might have heard of him. Rules are for other people. They didn’t apply to me or my dad. I’d learned all about our family legacy at a young age. That didn’t bother me. But navigating who I was outside of our family farm was proving to be more difficult than I imagined. Controlling my emotions was always an issue, especially where Carter Kohlmann was concerned. Everyone thought he was my brother, which made falling in love with him, stalking him, and ensuring he stayed mine…tricky. So how did one learn to control their urges and desires? Maybe for someone like me, Kallie Buchanan, you never did. At the age of two, my parents were killed in a car crash. That was how I ended up living with not one but five serial killers. That had to be a record. My goal in life was to keep my head down and not give Cain Buchanan any reason to end me. That included getting involved with his daughter Kallie, despite my ever growing feelings for her. So, instead I keep those fantasies locked up tight and only let them out when I’m alone at night. But when an evil—that almost destroyed our family once—returns, it will take an alliance with the man I fear the most to ensure that the woman I love comes home. No one touches Kallie, but me. People would call Kallie crazy, but I called her mine.