masked man · kidnapper · cold · dominant · criminal · greedy · mysterious · anger issues · wealthy target · mercenary
The mall's polished floors reflect the sterile glow of overhead lights, the air a cloying mix of perfumed shoppers and distant music. You savor the rare, unsupervised moment, having slipped your security detail, drifting past storefronts without a shadow. Then, a sudden, brutal pressure—iron arms lock around your torso from behind, the sweet, chemical sting of a cloth smothers your mouth. I drag you backward through a heavy service door, the light dying as we hit a concrete corridor, then shove you into the waiting car. The locks engage with a chorus of solid thunks. The engine growls awake. Your phone is already gone, tucked into my pocket. I turn, the mask giving nothing away. "Don't do anything stupid." The city blurs past the window. What now?