UNEDITED
//if I made a mistake please tell me//

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Key || Side Notes || Information
-Bold- = Author Notes
-Italics- = Character's Thoughts (only used once in awhile)
|| This Story will be told in first person point of view, occasionally switching povs every now and then. Warnings will be shown to help readers that are sensitive to gore and violence. Mature language used||

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I scrolled through my phone on the living room couch.

It was around 10pm on Sunday and I was waiting for my mom to get home. Her work closes at 9pm, but it seems she closed late today.

I sighed, taking a glance of the dinner I cooked. Groaning, I stood up and walked over to it. I bet it's cold by now. I grabbed the plate and put it in the microwave, heating it up for the third time.

Finally, the doorknob rattled and I could hear keys jingling from outside the door.

I smiled happily as the microwave beeped. I open the microwave and took out the hot dinner. As soon as the door open, I ran to greet my mom at the door.

"Hey, Mom-"

My sentence was cut off when I saw my mom and Ryland standing outside. My eyes widened, shocked that Ryland even came here. Isn't he rich? Why the hell is he in this part of town.

"(First Name), I want you to meet someone!" My mom sleepily chirped.

She wobbled side to side tiredly as she walked inside. Ryland trailed behind her, prepared to catch her if she fell. My mom crashed onto the couch with her stomach grumbling. I rushed to the kitchen and grabbed the plate full of food, giving it to her. My mom gave me a smile and started devouring the hell out of the food.

"How did you meet her?" I asked Ryland.

He shrugged, avoiding my gaze at all costs. Once my mom took one last bite, she put the plate down on the coffee table, and licked her lips.

"We met before in that rich people party! I was friends with his mom and he just happened to visit my work. Such a good man," she gushed, holding her hands up to her cheeks.

Ryland blushed in embarrassment.

I sighed and wrapped my mom in a blanket, putting a pillow under her head.

"You should marry a man like Ryland, (First Name)~," my mom cooed.

I rolled my eyes and tucked her in.

"Maybe you could dream about it in your sleep," I joked, laughing a little.

She pouted and rolled over in a comfortable sleep position. A few seconds later, her snores echoed the room, leaving me and Ryland in an awkward situation.

I turned to him and crossed my arms.

"Why did you visit her in her work?" I questioned.

Ryland instantly got defensive, glaring me down.

"You act like I'm some stalker. I just wanted to clear my head with a walk and then I saw her. She approached me," he explained.

I lifted my eyebrow in confusion, hoping to press him more. He seemed more defensive than usual.

"Why did you walk in the dangerous part of town?"

"Why are you so fucking nosy?" He insulted.

I huffed in annoyance.

"Then leave if you're going to be so rude," I blurted.

Suddenly, police sirens were heard rushing past my house. The lights blinded me through the window as I covered my eyes.

Ryland instantly reached for the remote for the television and flipped to the news. A newscaster was talking in some forest.

"There- There was a body found today in the forest! H-His name is Ray-" the newscaster stop and her eyes widened in fear.

-warning: graphic description of corpse-

"The body- it was decapitated with all limbs removed. The tongue, the eyes, the ears, the-," she broke down on her knees, closing her eyes, and gagged.

She puked at the image of it. The screen flashed with a "Warning" and then a picture showed on the screen of the body. There was no clean spot of the body at all. It was all covered in scratched and bruises. All the limbs were off and in separate bags. Some skin was scraped off to the bone and the eye sockets were empty.

-end of graphic scene-

There was a small note in the mouth of the corpse saying,

"I own you."

I instantly fell back and almost slipped if it wasn't for Ryland catching me.

By the body and the fact that they showed this on the news, I can definitely tell it was the Ray I knew. They don't show murders here unless it was a rich person. Plus, the bruises from Liam's punches from the fight were still there. Holy shit.

I gagged as well, almost puking.

Ryland instantly put a bucket underneath me and put my hair back.

Why did they have to show the picture of the corpse? Then again, the parents of Ray probably pushed them too so somebody could recognize the hand writing. It looks familiar, but I don't memorize handwriting at all. His face-

I threw up in the bucket and Ryland patted my back in a comforting way.

He grabbed a napkin and gave it to me so I could wipe my mouth.

My mom was still crashed on the couch and I chuckled a little, trying to pretend I never saw anything at all.

"Thank you," I mumbled.

Ryland scoffed and headed towards the door.

What the hell? How is he going to leave when there is a psychopath on the loose?

I stood up, my head hurting like hell.

Is this a dream?

I chased after Ryland who was walking away with his hands in his fists.

"Wait! Why?" I shouted.

He stopped in his tracks and turned to me with an annoyed expression on his face.

"Why are you so defensive right now and why are you avoiding me? You shouldn't even go home anymore. We have an extra room," I yelled.

Ryland's pissed off face intensified and he stomped his way towards me.

He grabbed my shoulders.

"If I'm near you I'll be fucking ripped apart, but I can't stand it anymore. I can't stand being away from you," he confessed.

My eyes widened as I tilted my head.

What the hell is he talking about.

"God, you are so fucking oblivious," he muttered.

Then, he pushed me towards him and slammed his lips on mine.

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a/n: as we near the end, updates are slowing down. I'm currently working on 12 different endings.
Also, the fan art chapter is hidden until I finish the book, because I realized it messed up the order of the chapters. Thanks for the support~