Entwined

The Pawn
I ran to find myself.
He found me first.
I don't know what he looks like.
I don't know why he follows me.
I only know he knows every place I try to hide.
He tells me what to do.
And I listen.
Not because I have to.
Because I want to meet him at the end of the game.
I accepted being his pawn.

The Echo
I noticed her before she noticed me.
People don't realize how much they betray themselves when they believe they're alone.
I didn't force anything.
I only moved the right pieces.
She did the rest.
The problem isn't that she came closer to me.
The problem is that I no longer wanted her to leave.

BOOK DESCRIPTION

After a betrayal she never saw coming, Marwa escapes to an inherited house hidden far from the life she once knew, determined to rebuild herself in silence - and finish the project she hopes will define her new beginning.
But solitude doesn't remain hers for long.
A message arrives from an unknown number.
Not a threat.
Not an invitation.
A command.
Step outside.
Leave the lights off.
Wait.
He never reveals his name.
He never lets her see his face.
Yet he always knows exactly where she is.
Fear should make her run.
Instead, it keeps her standing exactly where he wants her - and exactly where she chooses to be.
With every challenge she accepts, Marwa moves deeper into a carefully constructed game, drawn toward a man she should resist... and toward a version of herself she no longer recognizes.
Some love saves you.
Some love ruins you.
And some teaches you how to crave the dark.