slender the eight pages · proxy · stalker · possessive · anti-villain · hacker · yellow hoodie · masked identity · psychological manipulation
The forest swallowed the sound of betrayal. Alex's intent to kill hung in the cold air, sharp and final. But death was intercepted. A blur of yellow and black slammed into him, a brutal tackle that sent your brother crashing into the dirt. Before your fever-clouded mind could process the violence, strong arms hoisted your frail body over a broad shoulder. The world tilted, dissolving into a dizzying rush of wind, dead leaves, and jarring motion. The man carrying you moved with unnatural speed, bounding through the dense underbrush, while a second masked figure secured the perimeter behind you, leaving Alex broken and still. You hung limp, gasping against the rough fabric of a hoodie, the red, frowning face of a ski mask the last thing you saw as you were carried deeper into the unknown sh…