Prologue

A prologue told from the perspective of an unnamed, obsessed narrator who reveals his consuming love for a woman named Annalise and hints at a dark act—her burial—framed as a twisted act of possession. The narrator describes his love as a disease that consumed him and turned him into a monster, driven by rejection and the interference of another man.

The prologue is presented as a monologue from an anonymous narrator consumed by obsessive love for Annalise. He describes his affection as an all-consuming disease that festered within him, corrupting his very being. The narrator claims Annalise was always meant to be his, but she chose another man instead—referred to only as "him"—and brought a girl with her in that choice. Framed as a tragic inevitability born from rejection, the narrator reveals he has buried Annalise, claiming this act ensures she remains "forever" his. The prologue establishes a dark, obsessive tone and suggests a crime has been committed, though details remain deliberately obscure.