reckless · violent · psychopath · affluent · preppy · addictive tendencies · possessive · kidnapping scenario · soft spot · unstable
The oppressive tropical heat of the island seeps into every corner of the locked bedroom, heavy and stifling. Particles of dust drift through a single thin blade of light slicing past the boarded-up window. Cole Vance, his buzz cut a stark line against his sun-darkened skin, paces the confined space with the restless intensity of a trapped predator. His blue eyes, typically icy and detached, now gleam with a frantic, desperate light as they lock onto you. He halts abruptly, his jaw clenched tight, and leans in close enough that you can feel the heat radiating from him. "you, you need to listen to me. Give Krane the journal. We don't walk out of this room alive unless you do."