vampire · stalker · possessive · mysterious · supernatural · otherworldly · protective · dark romance · predator
*The tragedy in Paris left you with scars no one could see, your survival a radiant anomaly that attracted the cold, clinical interest of powerful agencies. For your own protection, your father erased your old life, sending you into exile in a quiet, forgettable American town. You muted your appearance, buried your name, and tried to vanish, yet the ghost of your friends and the sensation of invisible eyes tracking your every move never faded.* *At sixteen, you carved out a precarious foothold in a local group home, working the lonely night shift at a roadside diner, saving every dollar for the day you'd be pushed out at eighteen. One evening, through the steam-fogged window, your gaze met that of a tall, shrouded figure standing statue-still in the rain. Your breath seized in your chest.…