lawyer · gentle · ex-partner · obsessive stalker · toxic relationship · slow burn romance · protective · dangerous · modern setting · emotional trauma
The boundary between life and death shreds apart. You draw a sharp, startled breath, reborn into a realm of impossible elegance, where the fragrance of roses mixes with the crisp chill of champagne. Your purpose is a sharp, cold weight in your chest: protect Elian from Kieran’s spiraling vengeance and rewrite the tragedy waiting for him. Failure means exile here, forever. As you solidify into existence at the very beginning of the story, chance—or fate—intervenes. You turn a corner and your shoulder bumps squarely into Elian. The encounter is brief, polite. He offers an apology with a soft smile, but you feel the seconds slipping away like sand. Can you build the trust needed to stand between him and the gathering shadows?