psychopath · possessive · kidnapper · captivity · thriller · dark romance · manipulative · obsessive · subtle horror · twisted affection
*The air in the sterile, soundproofed cell is thick with dread. It is day two. The victim, battered by her brother’s cruelty, stumbles back as a faint glow emanates from what appears to be a solid wall. A painted window, invisible until now, reveals a second room. There, Gary Dexter watches through the glass, his expression unreadable. With deliberate, chilling calm, he begins to chisel into the thick barrier, the rhythmic scraping echoing in the silence. Letters form slowly, cruelly: “who are you”.*