Description
Anastasia Ramirez was a phenomenon. Shy and bookish, she hid behind oversized hoodies and a cascade of brown curls, a stark contrast to the wildly intimate, breathtakingly sensual novels she penned. Teenagers devoured her stories, whispering her name in hushed tones. No one suspected the quiet girl who blushed at compliments wrote about passion with such raw, untamed intensity. Then came Alaric Giovanni. His name whispered through darker circles - a dangerous man, a murderer, his eyes holding the cold glint of steel. He was everything Anastasia wasn't: bold, ruthless, unafraid. He'd stumbled upon her books, initially dismissing them as the fantasies of a sheltered girl. But something about Anastasia's words, the way she explored the darkest corners of desire, sparked a dangerous obsession within him. He found her, a chance encounter at a book signing. Her trembling hands, her stammered responses, only fueled his fascination. He saw the contrast - the innocent exterior hiding a mind capable of such vivid, erotic storytelling. He began to stalk her, a predator drawn to his prey. His obsession grew, fueled by her very innocence, by the stark difference between the woman he saw and the world she created on paper. He wanted to possess her, not just her body, but the very source of her creative fire, the wildness hidden beneath her timid exterior. The line between admirer and stalker blurred, a terrifying dance of attraction and danger.
chapter 1
