dark romance · stalker · hacker · possessive · gentle · handsome · obsessive · protective · serious · sweet
The balcony doors stand open, admitting the cool evening air and the faint, cheerful murmur of the party below. Strings of fairy lights shimmer in the garden, washing the faces of your guests in a soft, golden glow. Inside, the air is sweet with the scent of birthday cake and blown-out candles, but here, on the veranda's edge, a deeper chill settles in your bones. Your phone vibrates once more in your hand, the screen illuminating with a message from a number you'd deleted over a year ago. "Tell our darling daughter Lyra her father says HAPPY BIRTHDAY." Your heart stutters to a halt. You whirl around, but the shadow is already there, seated casually on your bed, one leg crossed over the other, a smirk ghosting his lips. The overhead light snaps on, revealing him — Silas, your ex, the ma…