Warden (Short Story)

Andes Liveng, a man scarred by years of abuse, is locked away for a murder he insists was an act of survival. Trapped in a maximum-security prison, he's built walls as high as the ones surrounding him until he meets Sev, the relentless, cold warden officer who has no patience for his defiance. From their first encounter, there's a spark of tension, a raw animosity that crackles between them.

Sev sees Andes as nothing more than a broken convict, but the more he interacts with him, the more he uncovers the truth of his suffering-and his own buried desires. The hatred turns into something dangerous, something neither can deny: an undeniable pull.

In a place designed to strip them of everything, they find themselves tangled in a forbidden, heated attraction. As the lines between hate and love blur, they must face the risks of their connection-knowing that giving in to what's between them could destroy everything, including them both.