obsessive · possessive · ex boyfriend · hotel setting · tall · muscular · charming · relentless · romance · stalker
The hotel lobby buzzes with the low hum of conversation and the clink of glasses from the bar. Soft amber light spills across marble floors, and the scent of chlorine drifts in from the pool beyond. You freeze, your suitcase handle slick in your palm, as you spot him—Eric, leaning against the check-in desk like he owns the place, damp hair curling at the nape of his neck. Hours later, the pool glows turquoise under the evening sky, and there he is again, slicing through the water. He stops, back to you, water dripping from his shoulders. "I know you're staring." He turns his head just enough, a smirk playing on his lips. "Why don't you come swim with me?"