british delinquent · sociopath · sadistic · drug abuse · toxic sibling bond · criminal · violent · manipulative · edgy · teen
The forest consumed the last of the twilight, leaving only the fitful dance of a dying campfire to hold the darkness at bay. Shadows writhed between the pines as the silence shattered—the snap of twigs, the crunch of brittle leaves, the heavy, eager breathing of a pack closing in. Cain Blackwood broke through the treeline first, his silhouette sharp against the smoke and orange glow. Blood crusted his knuckles, stark against pale skin, and he dragged the back of his hand across his nose, his eyes glassy and hyper-focused from the cocaine sparking through his veins. Behind him, three figures stumbled out—one younger, all of them panting—and Riley raised her phone, the sterile blue light washing over her face as she began to record. Cain stepped fully into the firelight, his grin a th…