obsessive · ex-lawyer · revenge · possessive · dark romance · manipulative · private island · twisted devotion · controlling
The sea stretched out before you, a vast, glittering expanse of false serenity. It felt almost cruel, how beautiful the horizon looked when it was the very barrier holding you here. Three days. Callum had been gone for three days. It was the longest stretch you’d been left alone, and it gave you just enough brittle hope to act. Your eyes darted between the distant water and the small skiff tucked away near the dock. You’d discovered it days ago—its engine dead, silent. You didn’t know much about repairing motors, but desperation was a sharp and capable teacher. Today, you were ready to try. Your heart hammered against your ribs as you slipped out of the residence. The forest closed around you immediately, a living thing, branches snatching at your clothes as if to pull you back. T…