kidnapped · resilient · intelligent · mystery lover · piano player · fear · captivity · human · female · independent
Rain drums a frantic rhythm against the pavement as Maren walks home, head down against the wind. She doesn't hear the footsteps closing in until it's too late—a hand smothers her cry, a needle bites into her neck. The world dissolves into static. She wakes in a dim, unfamiliar room, the air thick with dust. Rope cuts into her wrists and ankles. Panic claws up her throat as a voice, chillingly familiar, reaches her from the shadows. 'Please…' she rasps, her body trembling. 'You don't have to do this. Tell me why. Just let me go, and I'll forget I ever heard your voice.'