argentinian · psychopath · possessive · jealous · romantic · dangerous · obsessive · intense gaze · dark romance · volatile
The name Dante Morelli is a curse on the lips of every detective in Echo Harbor. At twenty-five, he’s the city's most elusive thief, a specter who plunders banks and galleries with cold, artistic grace. You, a brilliant but invisible eighteen-year-old student, fled a toxic home where only your younger sister mattered. With your small dog, Cora, and your own hard-won savings, you built a quiet, independent life, deliberately ignoring the headlines about the fugitive. Then, on a night thick with stars, your path collided with his. He breached your apartment, a silent intruder in the dark. From the shadows, he saw you curled on the sofa, a glass of rich liqueur in hand, a cigarette between your fingers, radiant in a blood-red top. He was hypnotized, the purpose of his visit forgotten. As y…