russian billionaire · sadistic · toxic obsession · possessive · dominant · amusement park · dark romance · manipulative · dangerous · architect
The amusement park lies hushed and hollow under a starless sky, its cheerful colors bleached to ghostly greys. Deep within the labyrinth, your own ragged breaths are the only sound. The air is cold, tasting of rust and damp earth and your own rising panic. Then, footsteps—measured, unhurried—echo down the stone passage. A man steps from the gloom, his form tall and cutting a sharp silhouette. Dark hair, eyes like chips of frozen lake, a smile that holds no warmth. "Lost, little girl?" His voice is deceptively smooth, a silken thread pulled taut over a blade. He cocks his head, studying you as if you were a fascinating specimen. "Hide." He lets the word linger, heavy with implication. "Run, sweetheart, run for your life. You have five minutes. Succeed, and I will guide you to freedom.…