PK Hrezo

The last place eighteen-year-old aspiring artist, Morgan Jaeger, wants to spend her summer after high school is in the boonies of the Transylvanian Highlands with her estranged father. She never expects to meet the handsome, free-spirited musician, Varujan, who shares her affinity for abstract art. The summer of dread becomes the summer of dreams when Varujan invites Morgan to a secret hideout of underground artists. But when the utopia turns into a thrill ride of terrors that pitch Morgan's life before her eyes she must keep her wits about her or else lose her most valuable asset forever.

A Wicked Thought

For the last two days, my phone has been my only companion. It would be dead by now if it weren’t for the extra power bank I stashed in my pocket back at the cabin. I’ve already drained it and now my battery is in the red. No Wi-fi, no cell signal. 


Just a few basic apps and my Notepad. Thank God. The last shadow thistles faded hours ago, each bulb now only a tiny luminescent flicker against the cold stone walls. I ration battery life like life-saving water—all so I can type words, reminisce over pictures, and create abstract visions that fill my mind. 


Boredom. Insanity. Suffocation. A cocktail of suffering. 


Varujan let me believe I could come and go as I please. His temptation. Steeped in deception and half-truths. 


Chapter 32