Colton Caruso

The Chronological Tale: From Murder to Moonlight Text ​Act I: The Witness in the Shadows ​The rain beat violently against the brick walls of the alleyway, but the sound was completely eclipsed by the sharp, terrifying echo of a single gunshot. Elle pressed her back against the cold metal of the restaurant dumpster, her hands clamping over her mouth as her breath hitched in pure horror. Through the cracks, she had just witnessed the Caruso mafia execute a traitor. ​Before she could even process the pooling blood, the shadow of a tall, imposing figure shifted in the dim neon light. ​It was Colton Caruso. He looked like a beautiful demon in the darkness, his knuckles raw and his cold, calculating eyes scanning the perimeter. His father’s command had been absolute: Find the waitress, get close to her, and silence her permanently if she goes to the police. But as Colton’s gaze tracked a stray drop of blood on the pavement, a dark, horrific obsession took root in his mind. He wasn't going to kill her. He was going to claim her. ​Act II: The Accidental Trigger ​Hours later, safe inside her bedroom but trembling so hard she could barely breathe, Evelyn tried to distract herself. Desperate to feel some semblance of a normal life, she attempted to send pictures to her crush But with a single mistyped digit, the message slipped out into the void.Act III: The Confrontation and the Texting Revelation ​The next morning, Evelyn walked through the high school corridor like a ghost, her sassy attitude completely drained by survival panic. Desperate for a moment to breathe, she slipped into the empty, humid hallway leading toward the varsity rink locker rooms, leaning against the cold metal to check her phone. Her hands shook as she opened the terrifying anonymous reply from the wrong number.