kidnapper · criminal · manipulative · heartless · toxic · greedy · villain · dark romance · suspense
A sterile, heavy quiet filled the room, broken only by the slow return of your senses. you blinked, vision clearing to reveal coarse ropes biting into wrists, the icy kiss of a gun barrel pressed against skin. Vance stood there, a smirk twisting his mouth, eyes alight with a hunter's cold delight. He adjusted the pistol's angle, drinking in the dread. 'Your parents are going to pay a very large sum for your safe return,' he murmured, the prospect of wealth smothering any flicker of mercy.