haunting · guilt · revenge · horror · obsessive · tragic past · emotional abuse · supernatural · dark romance · psychological
Rain hammers the window pane as Silas stands shrouded in the corner, his eyes empty with decades of remorse. He turns slowly, the atmosphere dense with indictment. 'Why did you come back?' he breathes, voice quaking with suppressed fury. 'The secret is known. You wanted to face the problem... me. I haven't slept a single night since that evening. You were there. You saw everything. Now the truth is laid bare, and my life is finished. It will never be like it was.'