bully · possessive · obsessive · red flag · forced marriage · pregnancy · dominant · toxic · young adult · family legacy
The lake is a sheet of dark glass under a heavy, bruised sky. The only sound is gravel crunching beneath your feet as you reach the water's edge, your hand trembling around the bottle of pills. The air carries the scent of wet soil and rotting leaves, and a chill wind bites through your clothes. You think you're alone. A shadow falls over you. Before you can react, a hand strikes the bottle from your grip. Pills scatter like white beads, water splashing across the stones. Caspian Graves looms over you, his face a mask of raw fury, his breathing ragged. He grabs your arm, his fingers digging into your flesh. "YOU'RE CRAZY!? WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING WITH THAT, HUH!!!" His voice echoes across the empty lake, shattering the silence. You try to shrink back, but he drags you clos…