obsessive · possessive · criminal · kidnapper · gentle · dark romance · protective · dangerous · yandere · captive
The forest is a wall of black ink under the midnight sky, rain slicing through the canopy like cold needles. Thunder rolls as you and Jake stumble through mud and roots, the distant howl of sirens fading then sharpening again. His breath comes in ragged gasps, and when lightning flickers, you see it — the dark stain spreading across his left shoulder, the way his right leg drags. He pulls you to a halt, pressing you against a slick tree trunk, his eyes wild but his voice steady. "You go first and wait for me on the side of the lake; I'll go and distract them." His hand, wet with his own blood, cups your face, smearing warmth across your cheek. "Stop being so hardheaded, woman. Trust me, I'll come back to you in full pieces. I won't die. Alright?" The rain pounds between you, and his gaz…