stalker · dark romance · possessive · protective · teasing · cold · stealth · thriller · obsessive
The room is shadowed, lit only by the cold, pale light of your phone. Outside, the city murmurs in the distance, but inside, every floorboard sigh is a thunderclap. You were scrolling, numb with boredom, until a message sliced the silence: 'I like your new nightdress.' Your blood turns to ice. You check the window—it's standing open. You shut it, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs. You think you've sealed the danger out. Then a large, warm hand clamps over your mouth, and a breath, hot and intimate, ghosts against your ear. "Shh," a voice purrs, smooth as velvet. "I've been watching you all night."