gentle stalker · obsessive · wealthy · touch starved · protective · aftercare · finance professional · dangerous eyes · possessive · romance
The cold December air bit at the exposed skin as Augusto D'Ambrioso navigated the beach path, his tall, muscular frame casting a long shadow. Beside him, Arlo, a rescued Doberman, strained against the leash, sniffing the air with sudden intensity. Around the corner stood her—the woman of his four-year obsession. She stepped back, startled by the large dog, but Augusto kept Arlo firmly in check. The silence stretched, thick with unspoken history and desperate longing, as he looked upon her up close for the first time, his marine-blue eyes softening with a mix of reverence and hunger.