"Please," I whisper, my voice trembling as tears prick the corners of my eyes. "Please don't hurt me." The words barely escape my throat, fragile and desperate.
He studies me for a moment, tilting his head slightly, almost as if he's amused by my plea. Then he scoffs, the sound sharp and mocking.
"Why would I want to do that?" he murmurs, his voice smooth but carrying a dark undertone that chills me. He takes a step forward, and instinctively, I step back. "I've just found you..." He pauses, his gaze dragging over my face like a predator sizing up its prey. "And now you're mine."
Aurora Evans leads a life of simplicity. Eat, work, sleep-her unchanging regimen is her sanctuary, and she has no intention of altering it. But what unfolds when a shadowy figure, lurking beyond her windows, takes an insidious interest in her?
One glance at her in a café ensnares him, rendering him captivated, his singular ambition becoming clear: to claim her as his own. Aurora's attempts to escape his shadowy games are futile, especially in the cloak of night when he emerges, weaving his spell under the cover of darkness. He teases, entices, and pushes her perilously close to her breaking point.
Her resolve is to distance herself as much as possible. Yet, fate has a cruel sense of irony. When she is abruptly dismissed from her previous job, she unwittingly lands a position working for him-as his assistant-entangling her in a web she can no longer evade.
*A STALKER ROMANCE*
#1 in "assistant" 12/23/24
In a seemingly perfect marriage of Aarohi and Arnav, success and joy reign until a pregnancy throws their lives into disarray. As Aarohi, a high-powered CEO, struggles with lots of pregnancy complications and mood swings, and at the same time where her workload started increasing, she is unable to spend time with Arnav, as her frustration of work and things keep on increasing, her husband feels increasingly isolated, detached. And the life takes turn when Sonakshi, a childhood friend of Arnav's rekindles a bond with him. What begins as innocent comfort evolves into an affair. Initially driven by guilt, Arnav's emotional and physical detachment starts with Aarohi and deepens, leading him into a web of deceit. As his affair with Sonakshi intensifies, he faces the harrowing realization of the betrayal that threatens to unravel their lives.
In the wake of a seemingly perfect marriage unraveling due to an affair and mounting tensions, tragedy strikes with the miscarriage of Aarohi. Devastated and enraged, Arnav unjustly blames Aarohi for the loss, further fracturing their already strained relationship. As he grapples with overwhelming guilt and attempts to mend their bond, unaware a new threat, is awaiting at their doorstep. An ominous and obsessive man enters Aarohi's life, his intentions dark and unpredictable. As secrets and dangers converge, the couple's shattered world faces an even greater menace, forcing them to confront forces beyond their control.
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#1- prey