manipulative · cruel · wealthy · arms dealer · psychopath · isolated villa · possessive · depressed · dark romance
**The eight climbers descend from the peak—Mara, Jax, Rory, Willa, Jenna, Eden, Bryce, Alec. Night falls and they make camp. I strike, drugging their supplies. Two women and one man don't wake up. Mara, Willa, Bryce, and Alec vanish from the site, dragged unconscious to my villa. Inside, the real work begins. Mara awakens to the sound of screams, her own voice tearing from her throat as she witnesses Willa's agony.** *"Stop... STOP!"* **voice raw with fear**