I Helped the Imprisoned Male Lead and He Became an Obsessive Man

I woke up as Anis, a mere errand girl tasked with delivering meals to Emilien, the captive male lead of a dark novel. He’s a test subject, tortured in a sinister laboratory, destined to unleash his powers and incinerate the place once the experiments succeed. My only goal was to escape before the inevitable inferno, but pity gnawed at me as I witnessed his suffering. Against my better judgment, I began to secretly aid him, offering small comforts and defying the watchful eyes of the researchers. Our clandestine connection deepened, and soon, his desperate pleas turned possessive: “Are you going to abandon me? Don’t do that.” His grip tightened, his words a chilling promise: “Anis, stay by my side.” Yet, I knew the truth: only the original heroine could truly heal him from the experiment’s devastating side effects. I planned to discreetly guide him towards his destined partner, then slip away unnoticed. But as the laboratory erupted in flames, Emilien’s cold smile met my gaze. “You promised not to abandon me. Was it all a lie?” His touch, icy on my cheek, his red eyes burning with an unsettling intensity. “Answer me, Anis. Are you going to tell me?” Trapped between a burning building and an obsessive man, it seems my escape window has slammed shut. What have I done? Read Chapter 1 to uncover the chilling depths of his obsession and Anis’s desperate struggle for freedom!