A Psychological Thriller NovelGenre: Psychological Suspense / ThrillerTone: Dark, intimate, morally gray, confession-driven tensionElias Rourke isn't a detective. He isn't a journalist. He isn't a priest.He's a confessor.By day, Elias is an unremarkable audio engineer. By night, he runs THE SANCTUARY, an underground true-crime livestream where people come to anonymously confess real crimes, lured by a promise of temporary safety and instant infamy. Let Me Tell You What I DidWhere Confession Doesn't Save You-It Marks You Forever. He built a sanctuary for sinners.Now a killer has come back to collect. Elias Rourke doesn't hunt criminals. He listens to them. As the host of The Sanctuary a wildly popular true-crime confession stream, he offers callers the one thing the world never has-anonymity, attention, and a chance to finally say what they've done. People confess their darkest crimes.His audience devours every word. When a catastrophic event leaves blood on Elias's voice and guilt carved deep into the world he built, the past refuses to stay buried. The Pilgrim forces Elias into a psychological game of confession, loyalty, and truth-one that proves words don't wash sin away.And when the final confession comes... Elias won't walk away lighter.He'll walk away changed forever. Perfect for fans of dark psychological thrillers with chilling twists, a haunting story of guilt, obsession, and what happens when confession becomes a weapon.He never reports anyone.He never judges.He never remembers.Because Elias has trained himself to forget.A personal ritual.A psychological wall.That's how he stays clean.Until someone confesses something that ties directly to a crime Elias himself may have committed-and buried so deeply he doesn't remember doing it.Someone on his stream knows him.Someone has been waiting.Someone wants him to remember.And when Elias tries to walk away, The crimes follow him home.Plot ArcAct I - The Safe DistanceElias hosts another normal show. Confessions range from petty crimes to chilling murders. As always, he removes himself emotionally afterward.Then a caller confesses to a murder that never made the news.He describes specific details......and ends with: "You know me, Elias.You were there.Tell me what you remember."Elias feels real fear for the first time.And discovers someone really has died.Act II - The CollapseConfessions escalate.Police close in.Someone linked to The Sanctuary turns up dead.Evidence appears in Elias's apartment.He starts experiencing flash memories: BloodA basementA deal made in desperationIs someone framing him?Or waking him up?Act III - The TruthElias learns the truth: Years ago, Elias ran a secret early version of The Sanctuary.A man begged him to confess something horrific.Elias recorded it.But instead of calling police...He helped bury it.Now that man wants his final confession heard.And he wants Elias punished.In the end: Elias must choose-Keep forgetting...or finally listen.