But cracks form. She realizes she is no longer studying the monster—she is protecting him. And he realizes he didn't stop killing; he just transferred the ritual. Now, he "kills" her past, her friends, her freedom. He becomes jealous, controlling. His love is a velvet noose of its own.
That is the moment Silas falls in love.
Their first kiss happens after he shows her the "shrine": a hidden room where photographs of his victims are arranged like saints. Most would vomit or run. Lux traces a finger over a photo and says, "You gave them peace. But who gives you yours?" -Club Girl Sex Strangler psycho thrillers- 1