Preface
I never meant to disappear. One moment I was walking home beneath the soft glow of the streetlamps, and the next I was swallowed by a darkness that felt too deliberate to be chance. When I woke, the world I knew had been replaced by four walls, a locked door, and the quiet, unnervingly calm presence of the man who had taken me.
Jack didn’t look like a monster.
Not the way I’d always imagined one. He was patient where I expected violence, controlled. He watched me as if I were a riddle he intended to solve, and in the stillness of captivity, his attention became its own kind of gravity. I hated that I noticed the way he moved, the way he listened, the way he seemed to understand the fractures in me long before I admitted they were there.
What began as a battle of wills twisted into something I couldn’t name. Power shifted in subtle, dangerous increments. Lines blurred. And in the quiet hours when fear softened into something warmer, I found myself drawn toward the very man I should have feared most.
This isn’t a love story—not in any way the world would recognize. It’s a descent into the places where longing and control intertwine, where surrender can feel like safety, and where captivity becomes more than a locked door.
I fell for my captor.
Jack never expected to fall back.
And once that door closed, neither of us walked out unchanged.
This is a great opener!! It hooked me and I’m excited to read what happens next :)
This premise feels familiar to a book I was recently going to buy.
Not claiming plagiarism, more a potential heads up on the similarity potential? Unless it is a fan inspired concept of course.
The book I am speaking of is, The Broken Ballerina by Melissa Mitchell.
It literally came to mind upon reading your summary. Just wanted to make you aware <3
This isn't usually my genre, but I came across Lucy & Jack and just wanted to say: the writing in the preface is genuinely compelling. The way you build tension and voice in just a few paragraphs is impressive ✨