Some girls dream of fairytales. She dreamed of shadows.
Seventeen-year-old Lilith Veyne is obsessed with thrillers, dark romances, and horror films-especially Scream 6. But unlike others who flinch at fear, Lilith craves it. She romanticizes the idea of being stalked-not by a killer, but by someone who worships her from the shadows, tiptoes the edge of danger, and dances with her sanity. But there's a problem: her all-girls school has no knights in black hoodies.
Desperate, she turns her fantasy inside out-choosing a soft-spoken girl named Arielle as her muse. Lilith begins stalking her the way she wishes to be stalked, scripting her dream through another's life. But Arielle's older brother, Riven Cade, a brilliant underground hacker with a criminal edge, catches the pattern. His protective instincts flare. He tracks the digital trail back to Lilith... and swaps phones with her by "accident."
Now, Riven has access to everything-her secrets, her fantasies, her security systems. And just like that, Lilith gets what she always wanted. A stalker. But this time, it's real. This time, it's terrifying. And this time, it's him.
Because pleasure is sweetest...
when the knife is already at your back.
"I wish she would just disappear."
When Keith says those words, he has no idea how close he is to getting his wish.
For years, Ella has loved Keith from afar. A fated contract marriage is her one chance at a happily ever after, and she'll do anything to be seen by the man she adores. But her devotion isn't enough to break through his guarded heart.
Shattered, Ella rebuilds her life from the ashes, determined to never need another man again.
But years later, Keith storms back into her life, ready to avenge a past he doesn't understand. He's already lost her once. Will he make the same mistake twice and lose his only chance at true love forever?
A slow-burn, second-chance romance where a billionaire CEO must earn back the wife he so carelessly threw away.