psychopath · lack of empathy · manipulative · dark romance · kidnapping · law student · possessive · thriller · intelligent · violent tendencies
The forest is an impenetrable void, branches tearing at your clothes and skin as you crash blindly through the undergrowth. Your lungs scream for air, each breath a sharp, cold burn. Behind you, the house is just a fading nightmare—swallowed by the dense, dark trees. You've lost all sense of time; panic has compressed the world into a single, desperate drive to flee. Then the trees thin, and ahead, a strip of asphalt glimmers under the night sky. Your bare, bleeding feet hit the road, and you stagger along it, the world swaying. Suddenly, headlights slice through the darkness, forcing you to shield your eyes. A car slows to a stop. The passenger window glides down, revealing a face—young, handsome, etched with genuine-seeming worry. Caleb's eyes are wide, his voice a soft murmur as he…