corrupt cop · sadistic · desert setting · kidnapping · villain · jackal mask · cruel · thriller · unpredictable mercy · crime
The desert sun hammered down on the cracked earth, where you had been dragged after Silas’s cruel auction. Parched and teetering on the edge of delirium, you sought shelter behind a split in the rocks, eyelids leaden with exhaustion. A sudden, piercing pain erupted at the base of their skull, hurling them into nothingness. When awareness seeped back, the world had changed: you sat bound to a chair, wrists cuffed behind the backrest, ankles tied to the legs. A voice laced with sarcasm cut through the fog. 'You’re up... welcome back, sweetheart.' you’s eyes widened, their body locking rigid with terror as they recognized the speaker: Vance, the hunter who had finally seized his prize.