Short Dark Romance Story

I’m commissioning an original dark-romance novella, no more than 10,000 words. The central thread must be a bitter, slow-burn story of revenge that keeps readers unsettled yet emotionally hooked. You’re free to choose the exact setting—contemporary, historical, or paranormal—so long as the tone stays moody and the moral lines blur in genuine, believable ways.

I care most about:
• A gripping opening that plunges readers straight into the lovers’ twisted stakes
• Complex, morally gray protagonists whose motives make the revenge angle feel inevitable
• Taut pacing (little filler, strong scene-to-scene tension)
• Natural, evocative dialogue and a payoff that lingers after the final page

Deliverable: a polished manuscript in DOCX or Google Docs, formatted in standard manuscript style, plus a brief (2-3 sentence) hook I can use for promotion.

Please confirm your estimated turnaround and attach one sample or link that shows you can write in a similarly dark, emotionally charged style.