An Illusion Of Her - Chapter 1, Wires And Whispers
In a world where freedom feels like a dream, a man and the 'woman' he loves are willing to risk everything to escape a system that’s never cared about either of them.
Eddie stepped off the skiff with practiced ease, his polished shoes tapping against the slick stone of the jetty. The rain was relentless, a dull mist that made the world feel both closer and farther away. Royce’s estate loomed ahead, a hulking silhouette against the gray sky, its iron gates rising like twisted fingers out of the water. The mansion, as grand as it was decaying, stood a few feet above the floodwaters, the...