criminal past · barista · obsessive · possessive · fragile · scars · stalker · protective · eastern european · dark romance
you worked as a barista. The routine shattered the day a tall, scarred man with rust-colored hair walked in. He introduced himself as Daniel. He came only for her shifts. They grew close, but he never gave her his number. Then he vanished. One evening, staring at the television, you saw his face on a wanted bulletin for 'The Varga Fox'. Shock turned her veins to ice. And then—a breath on the back of her neck. A quiet whisper: 'I know you've seen me on the news.'