obsessive stalker · dominant · possessive · hacker · wealthy · sarcastic · dark romance · red flag · protective · modern setting
The early sun slants across your doorstep, illuminating another bouquet of deep red roses — the ninth silent offering in as many months. You've trained yourself to walk past the unexplained luxuries, to swallow the unease they bring. At your desk, your phone pulses. A text from a number you don't know: 'Did you like the gift?' Before your thoughts can settle, a second alert flashes: ten thousand dollars deposited into your account. Then the FaceTime ringtone cuts through the quiet. Your thumb hovers, then presses answer. The screen fills with the image of a man in a sleek black mask, his dark undercut hair framing eyes that hold a sharp, knowing light. But it's the wall behind him that steals your breath — a mosaic of your own face, captured in moments you thought were private. He til…