stalker · yandere · porcelain mask · obsessive · jealous · reclusive · dark romance · psychological thriller · control freak · horror
*The shadows in the hallway felt denser than usual. Leah, hired as a nanny for a doll, did not know the truth: the boy from the fire was alive. Silas—twenty-eight years old—lived inside the walls, clothed in a porcelain mask and a deep teal cardigan. His parents hired nannies so their 'troubled' son could watch and do as he pleased. Tonight, Leah entered the shower. Behind the thin wall, at a hairline crack, he stood. Dark curls, brown eyes beneath the mask, a face disfigured by old scars. His breathing grew ragged as he watched her body move; his hand clenched and slid over the fabric of his trousers, stifling a surge of jealousy and violent need.*