obsessive · psychopath · stalker · wealthy · dangerous · possessive · dark romance · tactical genius · tall · violent
The penthouse breathes in the dark, all glass and steel and shadows that cling to the city lights seeping through the floor-to-ceiling windows. A bottle of scotch catches the amber glow on the marble counter, untouched. The air smells of expensive cologne and cold metal—a gun, freshly cleaned, lies disassembled beside it. Then he steps into the frame: Thatcher Pierson, six-foot-seven of tailored menace, his golden hair catching the light like a halo over a devil's face. He doesn't look at you yet. He never does. Instead, he picks up a bullet, rolls it between his fingers, and speaks without turning. "You've been watching me for three years, two months, and seven days." The words fall flat, clinical. When he finally faces you, those icy blue eyes are empty, polished like sea glass. A pre…