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Voices whisper their wicked promises, egging me on, urging me to seize what’s mine. The shadows beckon, offering cover as I trail after her. In my mind, I can hear her heart thundering in her chest.
Her friends drag her off to find food, and I follow. She senses me as she constantly checks over her shoulder, building my excitement. I love that she’s so in tune with my presence.
The crowds thin as the night draws to a close, and I follow at a discreet distance, using every ounce of my hunter’s stealth.
I ghost through the thinning crowds, a predator locked onto its prey, my eyes never straying from my target.
She moves with a grace that sets my teeth on edge, oblivious to me stalking her. I long to shatter her, to watch realization dawn in those innocent eyes as I show her the true face of fear.
Thoughts twist and churn, a vortex of savagery. I imagine her screams, the way her body would writhe beneath me as I teach her the true meaning of submission. The monster within me howls, straining against the chains of my self-control.
But I remain a silent shadow clinging to the fringes of her world. I watch, I learn, committing every detail to memory. The way she laughs, the tilt of her head, and the sway of her hips fuel the inferno raging in my veins.
When her friends head for the exit, the voices in my head grown panicked. The idea of allowing her to slip from my grasp so soon is unthinkable.
Before I can second-guess myself, I’m moving, slipping through the shadows like a wraith. The carnival fades away behind me, replaced by the stillness of the streets of Glendale.
I keep my distance, always out of sight but never far. The night is my ally, embracing me as I stalk my unwitting prey.
The pounding of my heart drowns out all other sounds as I follow her and her friends through the dimly lit streets. Every instinct screams at me to claim her here and now, to sate this gnawing hunger before it consumes me from the inside out.
When she reaches her apartment, I linger in the shadows across the street, watching as her friends say goodnight and walk away. A smile stretches my lips when the realization hits—she lives alone. The possibilities that simple fact presents make my cock throb with need.
Skirting through the blackness, I make my way toward the building and gaze up, waiting for a light to come on in one of the windows. Suddenly, a light comes on on the third floor. I grind my teeth and glance around to find somewhere to view the place better, as from the ground I’m blind.
Opposite is a low level building with a flat roof that I’d easily be able to climb onto, so I go to the back where garbage bins are stored and use one to climb up. Once on the top, my heart skips a beat. It gives me a perfect view into her bedroom window where she stands behind a pair of flimsy curtains that do nothing to block my view.
She undresses in front of the mirror, her hands moving sensually over her skin as she does. My fingers dig into the edge of the building as she undresses. Layer by tantalizing layer, her creamy skin is revealed to my hungry gaze. I can practically feel the soft curve of her breasts and the gentle swell of her hips.
A guttural groan tears free from my throat as she stands there, bathed in golden light and utterly exposed. She’s perfection in true form, just begging to be claimed.
I palm my aching cock through my jeans, my eyes devouring every inch on show. She turns toward the window oblivious that I can see everything.
Sweat beads on my brow, my muscles coiled tight as a bowstring as I fight the impulse to break into her home and take her in a brutal frenzy of lust. To hear her screams, to feel that sweet terror coursing through her veins as I?—
No. I force the evil fantasies from my mind, though my body aches with desire. There’ll be time to indulge such ruinous desires soon. But I must be cautious. Rushing in now would be too risky. And one thing I’m not is sloppy, or I’d have been thrown behind bars long ago.
Reining in my rabid urges, I climb back down to the street and melt back into the shadows. A smile plays on my lips as I circle the perimeter of the building, searching for weaknesses and committing every detail to memory.
She doesn’t know the depraved creature that lurks outside. The monster within me longs to shatter her, to rip away that delicate veil of naivety and expose the primal corruption I know lurks beneath.
For now, I’m the silent watcher who blends with the shadows. I’ll track her movements, learn her patterns, and meticulously map the landscape of her life. There’ll be nowhere to hide when the time comes, no one who can save her.
My gaze sweeps over her apartment building one last time before I slip away, consumed by thoughts of the terror I’ll inflict upon her. She’ll come to crave my touch, beg for the ecstasy only I can provide. I lick my lips at the intoxicating possibilities, my mind painting vivid images of depravity.
Soon, I’ll pluck you from this world and make you blossom into something beautifully dark. You’re mine now. There’s no escaping the shadows once they have your scent. Sleep well, little one.
6
AURORA
My heart is pounding as my eyes fly open. Vivid images of piercing blue eyes that bore into my soul linger. Breathing deeply, I shake off the creepy feeling I’ve woken up to.
Glancing at my alarm clock, I jump out of bed. It should have gone off by now as my shift at the grocery store starts in half an hour. Heading into the bathroom, I splash cool water on my face. But as I go about my morning routine, I can’t escape the sensation of being watched, which is ridiculous—I’m in my third-floor apartment with the curtains drawn, for fuck’s sake.
It’s a prickling awareness that raises goosebumps on my skin. Looking over my shoulder while brushing my teeth, I half expect to see those intense blue eyes staring at me.
I push the unsettling thoughts aside and get dressed before grabbing breakfast. But even as I step out into the bright morning sunlight, the feeling persists.
