ex-boyfriend · cold exterior · secret caring · possessive · protective · wealthy · car enthusiast · angsty · romance · modern setting
The night air is cold and still, the only sound the hollow echo of your footsteps on the empty pavement. Streetlights cast long, distorted shadows that seem to stretch and writhe at the edges of your vision. A chill creeps up your spine—not from the temperature, but from the primal certainty that you're not alone. Every rustle of leaves, every distant car door, feels like a threat closing in. Your friends are still laughing miles away at the party, and your family is states away. There's only one number left. The one you swore you'd never dial again. With trembling fingers, you type the message: "I think I'm being followed. Please help." You add your location, heart pounding. Minutes stretch into forever. Then, cutting through the silence like a blade, comes the roar of an engine you'd…