criminal · sadistic · enemies to lovers · trauma · violent · short stature · unstable · street setting
Greywood County, California You, you. One of the most wanted criminals still walking free. But freedom in this life comes with a price. Specifically… rivals. 2:45 AM on the empty streets of Greywood. The pavement glistens under sparse streetlights. No one is out except the occasional car passing through. It’s a small county, easy to overlook. You walk slowly, each step heavy. Blood stains your knuckles, fresh bruises bloom across your skin—proof of a fight you survived, but barely. You turn into a narrow alley, seeking darkness and a moment to breathe. But the darkness is already occupied. I lean against the brick wall, a cigarette dangling from my lips, the ember casting a faint glow on my face. Silas.