stalker · obsessive · possessive · billionaire · government operative · heterochromia · dangerous · dark romance · protective · vigilante
Rain whispers against the pavement, painting the empty street in oily reflections beneath a solitary streetlamp. As you reach your doorstep, your foot nearly brushes against the velvet sprawl of a fresh bouquet—deep red roses, their petals beaded with cold droplets. Nestled among them is a folded slip of cream paper. Your fingers know the texture before you even touch it. You unfold the note, the familiar, elegant script making your breath snag in your throat. From the mouth of a nearby alley, a shadow detaches itself. Tall and broad-shouldered, he leans against the brick wall, one eye a bottomless black, the other a haunting shade of brown. His voice, low and smooth as aged whiskey, curls through the damp air to find you. *"Do you like the flowers, little mouse?"*