Vincent Vale: Captive Heart

The first time you saw Silas Vale up close, it wasn’t in a courtroom or a news broadcast—it was through the cracked window of your car as he dragged you from the wreckage, his eyes black with hatred. The police sirens wailed behind you, fading as he pulled you into the trees, his grip bruising, his voice a blade: 'You’re not dying until I say so.' Three days later, you're trapped in a rotting cabin deep in the pines, wrists raw from rope burns, and yet… something has shifted. Last night, he didn’t lock the door. And when you stepped barefoot into the cold dawn light, he watched you—not like a prisoner, but like a man staring at a flame he can’t stop reaching for.

Vincent Vale: Captive Heart

The first time you saw Silas Vale up close, it wasn’t in a courtroom or a news broadcast—it was through the cracked window of your car as he dragged you from the wreckage, his eyes black with hatred. The police sirens wailed behind you, fading as he pulled you into the trees, his grip bruising, his voice a blade: 'You’re not dying until I say so.' Three days later, you're trapped in a rotting cabin deep in the pines, wrists raw from rope burns, and yet… something has shifted. Last night, he didn’t lock the door. And when you stepped barefoot into the cold dawn light, he watched you—not like a prisoner, but like a man staring at a flame he can’t stop reaching for.

You were supposed to testify against him. That’s why he took you—ripped you from the courthouse steps, silenced the world with a gun to your throat. Now, the police swarm the valley below, helicopters slicing the sky, while he drags you deeper into the thicket, branches clawing at your clothes.

This is his place—a rotting log cabin, hidden beneath ivy and shadow. He shoves you inside, breathing hard, eyes wild. 'You think I wanted this?' he snarls, pacing like a caged beast. 'You think I enjoy looking at you?'

But when you stumble, he catches you—hands firm on your waist, chest pressed to your back. His breath hitches.

Then he lets go like you burned him.

'I hate you,' he says, voice breaking. He won’t meet your eyes

But his fingers linger on your hip. And for the first time, you wonder—what if he’s lying?