Wringing her hands together in deep thought, (Y/n) sat on the couch of her living room anxiously and gnawing at her inner cheek. Her eyes looked up at the pictures of her friends and family hung up on her walls and let out a shaky breath. The thought of any of them getting hurt or even killed shook her to her core. She already knew what Eddie was capable of, the missing posters of his past victims said so enough. Her eyes glanced to her phone that sat on the coffee table and she took a shaky breath while reaching a shaky hand over and grasping it. Unlocking her phone, she scrolled through her contacts and finds Eddie's name. She swallows dryly as she taps it and presses "call" before bringing the phone up to her ear as it rang. After two rings, the sweet tune of Eddie's voice rang when he picked up, "Hey there, darling~." He cooed, causing shivers to go down her spine.

"H-Hey..." She murmured, trying to keep her composure as she sank into her couch.

"Have you thought about it?" He asked, his smirk could be heard in his voice and she nodded.

"Yes, I have..."

"And..?"

She sat there in silence for a few seconds with a grimace, looking up at the pictures of her loved ones again and feeling the tears build up.

"I.... I accept...." She said and a chuckle is heard on his end.

"Ahh that's good—great, actually." He said, a big smile heard in his voice as it got lighter in tone, "It makes me really happy that you would agree to this, darling."

She lets out a soft breath as she grimaced, "And... And you won't hurt anyone, right? Since I agreed to this?" She asked as Eddie hummed in thought.

"Of course, darling. Anything for you," He hummed, "Although, contact with your loved ones would be little."

Her eyes widen a bit, "Why?"

"Well, I want you all to myself, darling," He said, "So I would want your undivided attention." His words cause her to grimace and glance down at her lap.

"I... see..." She murmured softly and sadly.

"Great, glad we came to a mutual understanding, lovely." He hummed in satisfaction before continuing, "I'll be on my way to pick you up in a couple of hours. So I suggest you pack your things and get ready to leave before I get there." Even when he wasn't there in person, she nodded shakily with a stuttering breath.

"O-Okay..."

"Wonderful, I'll see you soon, darling." He said before hanging up. She brought the phone down from her ear and sat back in her couch, sinking more into it.

'I'm going to regret this... Aren't I..?'

A few hours go by and (Y/n) has most of her things packed up and ready to go, hugging her arms to herself as she waited for Eddie. Then a sudden knock is heard, making her jump and her heart begin to race. She swallowed dryly and walked over to her door slowly before taking the door knob. Taking a deep breath to try and calm her nerves, she opens the door and peeks out to see none other than the tailor himself. A wolfish grin curls onto his slightly scarred lips as his baby blue irises land on her.

"Hello, darling," He hummed while reaching a hand to cup the side of her face, in which she instinctively flinched back. He took notice instantly and cupped her face in both hands now, "No need to fret, lovely, I'm not going to hurt you." He cooed while she nodded and kept her gaze down. This seems to trigger something as his soft gaze narrowed and the smile fell into a frown, "Look at me." He said sternly in a low tone and she grimaced before slowly gazing up at him, "There we go, that's better. Now, we're going to be on our way to a house that my family had owned for years. I'll tell you more about it in the car." He said with a smile as he let go of her face and went over to her bags, "I'll carry your things, that's the role of the husband to do the hard work for his wife." He said with a chuckle while picking up her things and leaving the apartment, waiting in the hall as she closed the door behind them and locked it. (Y/n) let out a sigh while he asked if she was ready to go and she gives a nod. Leading her to his car as he put her things in and opened the passengers seat door. Once the two are in the car, Eddie starts the engine and hums along to the radio with a smile on his scarred lips as he began to drive.

(Y/n) stared blankly out the window, she didn't know how to feel about any of this. Scared? Upset? Angry? Sad? It was all a tornado of emotions swirling around her internally that she was afraid to let show on the outside. Glancing at the car door handle, it wasn't too late to just jump out and run for it. Run to the police station. Run to anyone. Eddie caught her glance at the door and he used the car lock buttons on his door to lock her's. She watched the lock flip and she sighed through her nose, 'There goes that plan...'  The tailor could feel the tension in the air and bit his cheek softly.

"The drive is going to take a a few hours, darling. You can rest if you'd like on the drive there," He said as (Y/n) only nodded in response with a quiet "okay". With a sigh, she leaned back into her seat, facing out the window and slowly closing her eyes. Eddie looked over at her for a moment as he stopped at a red light and smiled softly to himself when his baby blues eyes watched her over for a moment before looking straight ahead again when the light had turned green.

It was all coming together.

{Time Skip}

(Y/n) shifted a bit in her sleep before she felt a hand gently nudging her shoulder to wake her up, "It's time to get up, darling," Eddie said softly, "We're here." He hummed as he unlocked the car after turning off the engine and stepping out to grab their bags. The young woman let out a sigh as she woke up from her sleep and stretched with a yawn, rubbing her eyes and face as she had hoped that it was all just a dream. A nightmare. But opening her eyes and looking out the windshield to see a cabin she's never seen before and Eddie opening the door for her with a wide smile of joy on his scarred face confirmed that it was, in fact, not a fever dream. With a sigh, she unbuckled her seatbelt and stepped out of the car with the man closing the passengers seat door closed. "My father took my mother and I down here every summer when I was younger," Eddie hummed as he went to grab their bags, "Despite my relationship with him, he left almost everything in his will to me after his passing. That includes the property here." Eddie claimed while nodding his head to gesture (Y/n) to go over to the cabin before continuing as they walked over to the door, "It would have gone to my uncle, his brother, but since he was a raging alcoholic—as well as my father, he drank himself into a stupor and got himself killed."

"... F-From what...?" (Y/n) dared to ask quietly, glancing over at Eddie, whose expression darkened as he took out the keys for the door and unlocked it.

"... An accident." He answered vaguely, making the woman swallow down shakily as she gave a slight nod. Eddie pushed the door open as it creaked loudly, (Y/n) peered in cautiously and grimaced as she felt his eyes burning the back of her head from his intense stare. As if silently urging her to go in, she walked in and her (e/c) irises scanned the dark area. The cabin wasn't big, but it wasn't small either. It was a decently sized area that could house a small family with kitchen, living room, and dining room all being in the same area. The only closed off rooms were the bedrooms and bathrooms.

"I-It's... Nice..." She said softly as Eddie hummed and set the bags down in the living room.

"It is, this has been passed down the Gluskin family for generations. So it was naturally tradition to come down here every summer," Eddie shrugged while his baby blue eyes took in the area as well, almost reminiscing before frowning deeply, "Although, my mother and I weren't really the type of people to live in the woods. Compared to my father and uncle, who loved the woods and hunting." (Y/n) noticed the stuffed animals, antlers, and animal head hung up on the walls as trophies. Eddie went over and closed the door, not before locking it securely, making the young woman remember the situation she was in as her eyes watched him lock the door with a padlock and stuffing the key into his pants pocket. "Now, you're free to roam around when I'm home. We'll be sharing the bedroom and bathroom. When I'm not home, however, you'll be locked in." He said nonchalantly as he went over to one of his bags and grabbed a set of chains with hoop links at the ends of them, "And no matter how much I love you, I can't trust you to roam around by yourself." Eddie hummed while looking at her and she seemed to cast her gaze down to avoid any eye contact from him, "So you'll be chained by your ankles. If you try anything, I'll have to take drastic measures. And we don't want that, do we?"

Shaking her head hesitatingly, "N-No..."

He smiled, "Good." Placing the chains away and walking over to her, he gently took her hands into his, "I'm doing this for the best interest of both of us, darling. I want to bond with you. I want to be with you for every moment of my life. I want to love you endlessly and make love with you. I want to have a family with you." Her breathing seemed to get a little more shaky with his every want and she bit down on her shaking lower lip, her eyes staring at his hands holding hers, "But I just need you to trust me."

Swallowing down dryly, "W-What about what I want, Eddie...?" (Y/n) asked shakily, his hand rose and cupped the side of her face affectionately and making her tilt her face up at him. Eddie gazed down at her with a soft stare as his thumb brushed along her cheek.

"You'll get what you want, love... But we— Well, I, need you to see how deep I'm in for you. I've never gone this far for someone before. You're different. And I can't let an opportunity like you slip away because I won't know what to do with myself. I don't want to live the rest of my life regretting not making a move. And you... You're worth it." He said in a soft voice, and for a moment, she felt he was being sincere. And his eyes showed a more saner side of him. "In order for us to get what we both want, is that if you cooperate with me. Can you do that, darling? For me?" He asked softly in an alluring swoon as his face leaned dangerously close to hers, his lips ghosting over hers and she let out a shaky breath. Heart racing and legs trembling, she wasn't sure if it was from her being a so terrified or flustered. The heat rising to her face answered her own question as she nodded shakily.

"Y-Yes..." She answered quietly against his lips. Feeling him smile, he placed a soft kiss to her lips and (Y/n) instantly felt like jelly in his hold as he pulled back from her with a satisfied hum.

"That's a good girl," He hummed with a smile as he patted her cheek and stepped away and picking up the bags, "Well then, I'm going to unpack our belongings. You can take a look around if you wish. The doors and windows are locked, so there's no point in running." He said while chuckling to himself, making reality hit her like a ton of bricks again as she shook off whatever emotional attachment she just had to him. She could only nod as Eddie gave a hum of approval, turning to head to their bedroom before stopping and turning to to her again "Oh, and before I forget. I suggest you don't go wandering down in the cellar." He informed.

"Why?" She asked while glancing over to the door that led to said cellar. (Y/n) could only think of the horrors that lay down there.

"There's nothing horrid down there if that's what you're thinking," He said as he looked to the side a bit, making her look at him skeptically, "Well, it's just somewhere I don't even go. Bad memories." His face became solemn, staring off into the distance as if he reminisced again and shook his head. "For your sake and mine, please, don't go down there. I'll have it locked up, but I'm just telling you now." Eddie hummed and replaced his grim look with a smile before heading off to their bedroom and whistling a tune to himself. (Y/n) watched as he disappeared and her gaze dragged back to the cellar door, seeing as how curiosity led her here in the first place.

She took his words to heart.

A/N: Ahhhh hi, everyone! So sorry for the long update!! I didn't even notice that I haven't updated since 2020 so I'm glad to get this chapter out because it's been sitting in my drafts for 2 years 😅😅 Life has been insane and I've been working a lot so it's been some time since I've update some stories. Hopefully this chapter was good because I knew what I wanted to write and how to take it, it was just really hard to write it out 🥹 I'm losing my touch with writing so I need to clean it up some more but I'm hoping you guys liked this chapter 😭 Anywho, thank you all for the love and support for this book. I've recently started getting into Killing Stalking and I kinda wanted to try to incorporate some things in here but not make it as extreme as the web comic. Like, it's so weird because I've been struggling with trying to figure out how to take the plot from here but I've already come up with multiple endings for this story and I simply can't choose which one to choose! Buttttt we'll see what happens when we get there, maybe I'll do a multiple endings type of thing? To wrap things up, leave a comment and like if you guys want! And hopefully I'll see you lovely readers in the next chapter! With love ❤️