41 parts Ongoing MatureRuth was there. Standing before her, topless. Her ribcage was exposed, her heart pulsing violently within it, each beat loud, reverberating through the emptiness. Thump. Thump. Thump. It was hypnotic. Terrifying. Beautiful.
Ruth tilted her head, a slow, amused smile curling at her lips. "What? Scared, angel?"
Harper glanced around, but there was nothing else. Just darkness. Just Ruth, standing there, chest open, offering herself up like some twisted challenge.
"C'mon." Ruth's voice was a smooth command. "Shoot."
This isn't real, Harper reminded herself, just another sick fantasy. A twisted simulation her mind had conjured up to make sense of what she really wanted: the power to take Ruth's life, to make it hers, to fill the emptiness in her veins with something, anything that wasn't this.
"Why would I?" Harper's voice was tight, controlled.
Ruth's eyes gleamed. "Because you want to."
⚠️ This book contains the following: mature themes (violence, drug abuse, alcohol abuse...etc), sexual themes, non-consensual sexual acts, and strong language.