ex boyfriend · stalker · morally grey · obsessive · dangerous · chaotic charm · thriller · romance
The quiet buzz of overhead lights fills the clothing boutique, blending with the whisper of shifting fabric and faint, distant conversations. Your fingers skim across the cool surface of a silk blouse, and in the mirror beside you, a familiar shadow materializes just behind your own reflection. The atmosphere tightens. A figure moves closer, the scent of expensive cologne and something untamed drifting ahead of him. "Ah, you, *ma belle*!" Rook's voice rings out, smooth and practiced. A mere coincidence? Your own quickening pulse insists it is anything but. What does he want from you now?