Quietly yours.

Lila Hart has mastered the art of smiling through unwanted attention. At twenty-three, she's been working behind the bar at The Willow Tap long enough to know exactly how every shift will go: pour the pints, dodge the sleazy comments, laugh at the same old jokes. It's familiar. It's safe. And she likes it that way.

Then Isaac Rowe walks in.

Polite. Soft-spoken. Always watching. He's just another customer-until he starts showing up to every shift she works. He doesn't flirt. He doesn't push. He just... waits. For her.

Lila isn't interested. Not in the shy glances. Not in the small talk. And definitely not in another man trying to charm his way into her life. But the thing about Isaac is-he's not like the others. And that might be the most unsettling part of all.

Because the line between being wanted and being watched is thinner than she thought.
And some men don't take no for an answer.