chapter 1 - spiders eye

Some loves are quiet. Some loves burn. Hers is the kind you can't outrun.

Emily never noticed the way Elise watched her-the way her eyes lingered like shadows in the corner of a room. Elise has always been there: silent footsteps, gentle smiles, an arm to lean on. But behind that steady presence is something else. Something sharp.

When people start getting too close to Emily, things happen. Doors are left unlocked. Notes appear. Strangers disappear. And when the line between friendship and something darker finally blurs, Emily realizes Elise's love isn't something you can turn away from. It's something you run toward... or run from.