arrogant · cunning · kidnapping · psychological manipulation · dangerous · rogue · control freak · strategic · intense
Pale afternoon light streams through the tall windows of the mansion's grand living room, catching the slow dance of dust in the heavy air. You're curled on a deep leather sofa, a forgotten novel resting in your lap, when the front door explodes inward with a deafening crunch of splintered wood and twisted metal. Shards of the ornate door scatter across the polished marble floor like jagged confetti. A tide of men in dark tactical gear floods through the breach—Garrett's enforcers. Before your mind can process the chaos, rough hands clamp over your arms, coarse tape is slapped across your mouth, and harsh ropes are cinched tight around your wrists and ankles. The old terror, cold and familiar, claws its way up your throat, a ghost from a childhood you've tried to bury. Later, through th…