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How To Date A Killer

This story contains themes of: assault, child abuse, depression, domestic violence, extreme violence gore, self-harm, torture, violent death, exploitation

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Story Notes

This psychological thriller interlaces romance, obsession, and mystery against the backdrop of high society and dark secrets. As deception unfolds and loyalties shatter, the lines blur between fiction and reality, forcing readers to question what is truth and what is merely a well-written lie.


Featuring mature themes, moral dilemmas, and a chilling descent into madness, this story explores how far one will go for love, power, and the intoxicating allure of control. As the killings escalate, and trust erodes, one question lingers-who is truly the hunter, and who is the hunted?



𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬, 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝.



**This story is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and events are fictitious, unless otherwise stated. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead or actual events is purely coincidental.


All Rights Reserved. No part of this story may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior permission of the authors. Plagiarism is a crime.**

Summary

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐨 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 "𝙳𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚍𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚜. 𝙻𝚘𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚏𝚊𝚝𝚊𝚕." The world knows him only by his initials. Behind the bestselling name A.D., Alistair Dean has built a career turning nightmares into stories. His novels are soaked in blood, obsession, and madness. Readers call his work disturbingly realistic. He always took it as a compliment. Until someone starts killing exactly as he writes. As investigators close in and the media circles like vultures, Dean finds himself trapped inside a story he cannot control. Every clue points toward him. Every page he ever wrote becomes evidence. Then he meets Alice Deus-Bishop. Beautiful. Untouchable. Impossible to understand. As the heiress to a fortune rooted in death, Alice has spent her life surrounded by grief, secrets, and things most people fear to speak about. There is something unsettling about her. Something that lingers beneath her polished smile and watchful eyes. The closer Dean gets, the more reality begins to unravel. Some doors open only once. Some secrets should remain buried. And some people are far more dangerous than monsters hiding in the dark. With bodies mounting and suspicion tightening around his throat, Dean is forced to confront a terrifying possibility: the woman consuming his thoughts may hold the key to the murders... or be the reason they began. In a game where every truth hides another lie, falling in love could be the deadliest mistake of all.

Status
Complete
Chapters
21
Rating
5.0 (1 review)
Age Rating
18+

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What if the person you’re dating—charming, eloquent, intoxicating—was secretly the mastermind behind your worst nightmare? What if love wasn’t protection, but a slow-burning trap?

Many of us have trusted the wrong person. We’ve ignored subtle red flags, dismissed gut feelings, and convinced ourselves we’re just overthinking. It’s a chilling experience to realize the one closest to you may be the one who’ll ruin you—and perhaps, erase you entirely.

This story explores the haunting possibility of loving someone dangerous. Not just manipulative, but potentially lethal. It forces readers to confront the tension between intimacy and threat. The only way out? Unraveling the truth before it unravels you.

𝕀𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕤𝕖 𝕡𝕒𝕘𝕖𝕤, 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕕:

Characters who reflect the duality of trauma and charm.

Hidden patterns of behavior that mirror real-life psychological traps.

A journey of uncovering secrets, survival, and psychological warfare that may help readers spot danger in their own relationships.

𝕎𝕙𝕠 𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕊𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪 𝕀𝕤 𝔽𝕠𝕣

This psychological thriller is perfect for:

Fans of Gone Girl, You, and Sharp Objects.

Psychology and true crime enthusiasts.

Readers who crave emotionally tense, character-driven plots.

Anyone who’s ever doubted their reality and wants catharsis, clarity, or closure.

If you’re intrigued by mind games, identity shifts, and dark love stories with unflinching emotional honesty, this is for you.

𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥 ℝ𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕎𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕃𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕟

Through the tangled fates of Alice Deus Bishop, Alistair Dean Buenaventura, and Alexis Bautista III, readers will explore:

-How trauma disguises itself as genius or charm

-How memory, obsession, and dissociation twist reality

-How people survive mentally and emotionally after loving the very person they should have feared

This isn’t just a chilling story. It’s a cautionary tale told from the inside.

So the next time you fall for someone who seems almost too good to be true... Ask yourself: Are they saving you—or scripting your downfall?

Now, step into a world ruled by madness—where lies masquerade as truth, and secrets carry fatal weight. Witness the gripping consequences of loving recklessly, obsessively... dangerously.

Let’s begin.

Let Vykas know what you thought about this chapter!

Sylus Vernon
Sylus Vernon

I love this premise! love is like the universe itself, is it not? It is the sun that touches the skin on a crisp winter morning. It is also the pitiless, all consuming vacuum of space. What choice have we but to seek it out, even though it may be our death.

a year
1
Evelynn_22
Evelynn_22


Hey, your narrative builds like a perfect sequence. Each chapter feels crafted for adaptation. I believe your story has exceptional visual potential worth transforming into art.
Would you like to see how it could look in a visual version.

a year

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