The Price of Obsession

For a fraction of a second, the surroundings fell dead silent, punctured only by the desperate, unhinged cries of a woman harboring a completely unreciprocated obsession.

Roth's patience was entirely spent. The sheer audacity of her touch sent a jolt of pure shock straight through his veins, instantly curdling into venomous rage.

"Get off me!" he barked, his face pale with fury as he violently w