He'll never let her go...

Beth Sutton is eighteen years old when Dominic Perdue abducts her. Held prisoner in a basement, she's dependent upon him for food, clothes, her very existence. Beth never allows herself to forget that her kidnapper killed his last captive. She has evidence to prove it, as well as Dominic's own admission of murder.

Then Beth escapes…

And discovers Dominic Perdue is not a man who lets go easily. Meanwhile, despite being reunited with her family, she spirals into self-destructive behaviour. Release from her prison isn't enough, it seems. Can Beth free her mind from Dominic's grasp before he recaptures her?

And if he does, he'll kill her…

A study of emotional dependency, The Second Captive examines how the mind makes dark choices under duress.