He wasn't part of the plan. Just a boy caught in the wrong moment - and taken anyway. Ari is broken down and desperate. When a driver stops to help, Ari gets more than he expected. The boy doesn't know where he is. And neither of them knows what this is becoming. The rules are clear: stay inside. Do as you're told. Don't ask questions. But between silent meals, awkward punishments, and a tension neither of them can explain, something starts to shift.
Not love. Not safety. Just a slow, aching dependence that neither of them can name. A slow, sharp novella from the Ash Pines world featuring: An impulsive kidnapping Dubious consent and emotional coercion Isolation, obedience, and broken routine Submissive conditioning without structure Possession disguised as protection
He wasn't part of the plan. Just a boy caught in the wrong moment - and taken anyway. Ari is broken down and desperate. When a driver stops to help, Ari gets more than he expected. The boy doesn't know where he is. And neither of them knows what this is becoming. The rules are clear: stay inside. Do as you're told. Don't ask questions. But between silent meals, awkward punishments, and a tension neither of them can explain, something starts to shift.
Not love. Not safety. Just a slow, aching dependence that neither of them can name. A slow, sharp novella from the Ash Pines world featuring: An impulsive kidnapping Dubious consent and emotional coercion Isolation, obedience, and broken routine Submissive conditioning without structure Possession disguised as protection