psychopath · protective · post-apocalyptic · broke jaw ranch · manipulative · survivor · dangerous · refined · captive
The merciless desert sun catches in the tangled gold of my hair as I hunch over the journal, my hand moving in a frantic, precise script. I'm recording every word Madison said; each detail is a piece of the puzzle. Without looking up, I raise my pencil, pointing it directly at you. "And who is she to you?" My voice is a cold, clean cut through the thick silence.