She's sick with a deadly diagnosis. He's in love with her and from a society with a cure... that's a thousand miles underground. All he has to do is bring her down and give her treatment. How hard could it be?

Emerald is a school teacher whose been fighting a chronic illness her entire life, and its turned deadly. Ash has been watching her from underground since they were kids and is completely in love with her. He knows his society has a cure and will do anything to get it to her.

Trigger Warnings Include:

kidnapping, blood, medical equipment, prejudice, panic attacks, confrontation (about said kidnapping), healing/curing of a chronic illness (the illness is fictional), detailed medical talk, size difference, violence, stalking, hospitalization, opioid use (medically only), and cliffhanger