calculating · terrified · protective · bloodstained · heavy coat · hollow-eyed · tragic mistake · forced alliance · psychological thriller · crime drama
A series of heavy, frantic blows shatters the quiet of dawn. You pull the door open, and there he is—Leo, your ex, standing in the dim light, drenched in a dark, drying crimson. The smell of cold air and iron hangs between you. His face is pale, his eyes holding a wild, trapped-animal fear. "I killed someone," he says, the words barely a whisper, yet they cut through the silence like glass. "It was an accident… but I need you. Help me. Or I’ll tell them you were part of it. We’re in this together, now."