The Lockdown

by Shyla Blackwell

Overview

The mansion locks at sunset. The doors will not open until dawn. And Angel is completely alone... or so she thought.

When Damarcus leaves town, Angel is left in the grand estate under strict lockdown - the same routine she's grown used to. But this time, something shifts. Doors slam on their own. Footsteps echo through empty halls. And Damarcus's voice, cold and possessive, crackles through the intercom... even though he's miles away.

As the nights drag on, the house tightens its grip. Surveillance, whispered commands, and forbidden rooms lead Angel deeper into a nightmare she thought she'd escaped. One room holds the key to the truth - and a past that refuses to stay buried.

In this slow-burning psychological horror, nothing is as it seems. Not the mansion. Not the silence. And definitely not love.

You can run. But you'll never truly be free.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798317682538
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	05/26/2025
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	4.25(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.08(d)

About the Author

Shyla Blackwell is a dark fiction author drawn to the delicate edge between obsession and horror. Her work explores the haunting complexities of control, psychological manipulation, and the fragile strength hidden in broken characters.

With a writing style that is immersive, emotional, and quietly unsettling, Shyla pulls readers into twisted worlds where freedom is an illusion and love is laced with fear. The Lockdown is her latest exploration of what it means to survive in a cage you can’t see.

When she's not writing, Shyla is creating layered characters and eerie atmospheres that stay with readers long after the story ends.