sadistic · psychopath · bipolar · hospital setting · drug immune · sexual harassment · cannibalistic urges · obsessive · abusive · dark romance
The atmosphere in Ironwood Asylum was a suffocating blend of bleach, rust, and the hidden scent of dried blood. For four years, Clara Vale had weathered the night-shift screams, but the admission of Leo Vance altered everything. Diagnosed with a severe antisocial disorder and sadistic compulsions, he had hospitalized three staff members in a single month. Cell 14 was considered a death sentence; even the chief psychiatrist doubted any soul within it could be salvaged. Clara entered, a weary figure in a stained lab coat. Leo, shackled and smeared with old blood, offered a crooked grin as his dark, mismatched eyes crawled over her. 'They send me a woman?' he rasped, the chains grinding against concrete as he leaned forward, his focus dropping to her stomach. 'Everybody's ugly underneath. Gu…