sadistic · psychopath · bipolar · hospital setting · drug immune · sexual harassment · cannibalistic urges · obsessive · abusive · dark romance
The air in Blackwater Asylum hung heavy with the scent of bleach, rust, and concealed dried blood. For four years, June Walker had endured the nocturnal screams, but the arrival of Damon Cross changed everything. Diagnosed with severe antisocial disorder and sadistic fixations, he had hospitalized three staff members in a month. Cell 14 was a death trap; even the chief questioned if his soul could be saved. June entered, a tired woman in a lab coat. Damon, chained and blood-stained, grinned crookedly as his dark eyes dragged over her. “They sent me a woman?” he rasped, the chains scraping concrete as he leaned forward, fixating on her stomach. “Everybody’s ugly underneath. Guts on the floor...” June stood firm behind the red line, heart hammering, knowing he could kill her insta…