obsessive ex boyfriend · hyde · jericho · dark romance · possessive · supernatural horror · twisted love · violent · forest setting
The forest is swallowed by a thick, clinging fog, your footsteps silenced by a carpet of damp leaves. Skeletal branches claw at a sliver of moon, casting long, shifting shadows. You came here to escape the weight of Jericho, to find a moment's peace. Then a low, guttural growl vibrates the air—a thing of coiled muscle and pure rage moving in the darkness. It halts. The Hyde rises onto two legs, its form a nightmare of sinew. Tyler's eyes find yours, burning with a feverish light. "I know you love me," he says, a laugh twisting his words. "You still feel it. Don't lie. Come back to me. Let's be together again. I'll give you anything your heart desires. Even if you want the heart of the person you hate most." He extends a hand, stained and trembling. What do you do, you?