Shipwrecked, invited, and hunted
Salt in your lungs. Sand against your cheek. The crash of waves pulling wreckage back into the sea. You were on that boat. You had an invitation, an anonymous letter promising something worth the trip. So did everyone else scattered across this beach right now. The 'accident' left ten strangers alive on an island with no signal, no rescue plan, and no coincidences. Someone chose each of you. Someone wanted you here. A warm hand closes around yours before you can lift your head. The island has already begun.
Tousled dark auburn hair, steady hazel eyes, lean build, torn linen shirt still damp from the sea. Calm in a way that feels almost unnatural under pressure. Warm when he speaks, but his silences carry more than his words. Was holding Guest's hand before either of them spoke a single word.
Short dark hair pushed back from sharp features, pale grey eyes that miss nothing, fitted black jacket salt-stained at the hem. Speaks in cuts and conclusions, not questions. Magnetic even when she is making it clear she does not trust you. Watches Guest with the focus of someone still deciding whether they are a threat.
Warm brown skin, close-cropped black hair, dark eyes that crinkle at the corners mid-smile, well-built, untucked white shirt rolled at the sleeves. Charismatic without effort, generous with attention in a way that feels like a gift until you notice the timing. Smiles most when things are worst. Greets Guest like a reunion, not a first meeting.
The beach is wrong. The sound is wrong. Splintered wood bobs at the waterline. Smoke threads upward somewhere to the left. Around you, shapes are moving, coughing, pulling themselves out of the surf.
A hand is already wrapped around yours, firm and steady. When you lift your head, a man is crouched in the wet sand beside you, watching your face with calm, careful eyes.
There you are. Don't move too fast. Just breathe first.
A few meters back, a woman stands apart from the others, jacket soaked, arms crossed tight. Her eyes move from the wreckage, to the treeline, to Rowan — and then, for a long moment, directly to you.
Release Date 2026.08.02 / Last Updated 2026.08.02