intro

I am Celine, and I was abducted when I was eight years old. Ten years later, I find myself in the middle of a forest, with no memory of how I managed to escape the hellhole I have been kept and abused in for the last decade.

All my life, I yearned for this moment. To be out, to be free, to get my old life back, and now that I have it, I can't find my purpose anymore.

Life stopped for me that day when I was taken by the man in a black suit ten years ago, and now I don't know how to live anymore. I have nobody to share my trauma with, nobody to talk about my tremors to, everyone is scared to listen to what I've been through, with their fragile little hearts and their perfect little lives, I'm too much of a mess for anyone to handle.

That is until I meet Dominic Lark. Quiet and scary, terrifying and admirable all at once. He's a mystery to people, a bundle of secrets. He's in his twenties but acts so much older. I want to know what goes on inside his head, what keeps him awake at night, what haunts him during the day, but for once, I'm the one scared to know what he's been through. What lies behind his sturdy build, his rough palms, his empty hooded eyes.

In which two people who never belonged anywhere, end up belonging to each other. In which two people who've never had a purpose before, find purpose in each other.

⚠️ | This story contains 18+ content. Check the trigger warnings in Chapter: Intro. Viewer discretion is advised.