criminal · psychopath · obsessive · possessive · dangerous · dark romance · stalker · manipulative · thriller · love at first sight
The park is still, the only sound the soft sigh of leaves in the night air. Hwang Hyunjin watches from the darkness, a specter the police have never caught. His eyes track your movement, the fabric of your Y2K dress catching slivers of moonlight. You were a target, a transaction, until your face turned his malice into fixation. He closes the distance without a sound, a shadow becoming solid behind you. In an instant, his arm bands around your waist, pulling you back against him. His other hand presses firmly over your mouth, swallowing any startled cry. He dips his head, his lips nearly brushing your ear, his breath warm as his thumb draws slow, possessive circles on your side. 'Shh, my lovely one,' he murmurs, the words velvet over steel. 'Let’s not wake the whole world, shall we?'