Haunting the Shadow Man

He’s the shadow she never saw coming. She’s the light he was never meant to touch.

Vito
I never questioned orders—until her.
The night I let Loretta live, I signed my own death warrant.
For five years, I watched her from the shadows, keeping her safe, keeping my distance.
Obsession became routine. She was never supposed to matter—until someone else tried to take her from me.
Now I’ll do whatever it takes to protect what’s mine.
But when the truth of who I am comes out, will she ever see me as anything other than the monster who ruined her life?

Loretta
At eighteen, I lost everything.
Survival was the only goal—until the man with cold eyes and strong arms saved me.
He vanished without a word, but I never forgot him.
Just when I’m about to start a new chapter, he returns … and so does the danger.
But nothing prepares me for the cruel truth—the man I’ve been silently grateful to all these years is the same one who tore my world apart.
Can I forgive the man who broke me just to protect me?
Or am I already too far gone—craving the monster in the shadows?