*A short horror story. Completed* TNTHorrorContest top 100 finalist! Anti Wattys 2016 best horror. ProjectRefresh honorable mention. Highest rank #439 in Horror You'll never see him coming. He's out there, watching and waiting, looking for his opportunity. He'll draw you in, use your compassion and empathy against you. And once he's inside, it's already too late. This is one creature that could never be mistaken for man's best friend.

This story was an entry in Target's OnceUpon Contest, because of this, and a 10,000 word limit all together, it is a lot faster than most stories. If you aren't into a really quick and fast paced story I suggest looking at some of my other stories. Thank you! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Untouchable... Unloved... Unwanted... Ugly. By societies standards, Elizabeth Steele is a low life with no worth. She has no home, no money, no life. No value. Moving from alley to alley every night, scavenging through the streets, she keeps her own and stays away from anyone in anyway that she can, using her mask of imperfections to ward off any unwanted attention. Simplicity is her armor and detachment is her sword. But how long can she go on before being an outcast becomes too much and the walls she's devoted her time to building come crashing down? Glass is only so fragile as the one thing it's supporting, and when Elizabeth's heart is so delicate that all that is left to protect it is a clear and thin sheet of glass, there is no telling when or how quickly it will break. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Highest Ranking #6 in Short Story

Edited by: a very lovely @jgfairytales Can you love a serial killer? No? Why not? How would you know they were a serial killer? It could be your neighbor. It could be your friend. It could be your lover. Do you actually know the people around you? Their past? Not some... but all of it? Well, I'm here to tell you... not everyone is who you think they are. And a smile can conceal a lot of secrets. Come and delve into the life of one of America's most prolific serial killers. Learn how he finds his victims. Know what transpires between the time he meets them... and the time he kills them. Find out why they call him... "The Midnight Killer." THIS AMAZING BOOK COVER WAS MADE BY @mars_mellow. She is so good. You really need to check out her page.

There is nothing left of me to protect. Dying by his hand would be less painful than this miserable life. She convinced herself of this as she relaxed her tense muscles. The sound of cracking echoed in the bathroom. For a brief second she thought the sound oriented from her broken bones. She was expecting to feel some kind of pain to echo through her body, to feel her organs as they turn into mush with each punch, to feel the disgusting taste of blood in her mouth... ... yet she felt nothing. Like millions of red flowers blooming, the droplets of blood fell to the floor and created a path, a map on the broken mirror as it flew its way down. She looked up in horror into his eye. His expression remained unchanged, as though he didn't know what pain would feel like. "Murderer," he breathed out, gritting his teeth as he looked down at her. ➺➺➺➺➺➺➺➺➺➺➺➺➺➺➺➺➺➺➺ Welcome to the real world. A story of broken people. A story like no others. This is no fairytale, but the bittersweet reality. ➺➺➺➺➺➺➺➺➺➺➺➺➺➺➺➺➺➺➺ #freementalillness #ProjectBadBoys #youngadultreads WARNING : Dark Story! One of the characters suffers from severe depression. Read at Your Own risk! Beautiful cover done by @Kat-Nova