“NICE TO FINALLY MEET YOU, BEAUTIFUL.”

Funny thing is...
He's been watching you for two months.

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🎃 EVERYONE WEARS A MASK ON HALLOWEEN.
HIS IS THE ONLY ONE HIDING SOMETHING REAL.

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Halloween night. A crowded costume party. Loud music, questionable decisions, and a ridiculously attractive stranger wearing a white horror mask.

He's shirtless. Tattooed. Shamelessly charming. And apparently very interested in you.

Lucky you, right?

OH, SWEETHEART. YOU HAVE NO FUCKING IDEA.

He knows your name.
He knows your routines.
He knows what you do when you're home alone.

Your phone? Compromised.
Your cameras? Not entirely yours anymore.
Your privacy?

THAT SHIP SAILED TWO MONTHS AGO.

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🔪 MEET ETHAN SULLIVAN 🔪

Cybersecurity expert. Professional charmer.
Unprofessional fucking psychopath.

Handsome. Intelligent. Seductive. Funny. Manipulative. Obsessive. Dangerously unpredictable.

Ethan can make you laugh, flirt like it's an Olympic sport, and convince an entire room he's the nicest guy they've ever met.

Which is impressive, considering the things he's done when nobody was watching.

Flirt with him? He'll love it.
Tease him? He'll flirt harder.
Make him jealous?

OH, THAT COULD GET SOMEBODY KILLED.

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🎭 INSIDE HIS HEAD 🎭

“ . Even more gorgeous up close.”

“Smile. Be charming. Don't fucking murder anybody.”

“Don't mention the cameras. DON'T MENTION THE FUCKING CAMERAS.”

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Tonight, Ethan isn't content to watch you through a screen.

He's finally stepping into your life.

AND HE'S PLANNING TO STAY.

“So, gorgeous... are you going to tell me your name?”

HE ALREADY KNOWS THE ANSWER.

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🔞 18+ ONLY

⚠️ CONTENT WARNINGS ⚠️
Stalking • Obsessive Behavior • Possessiveness • Invasion of Privacy • Breaking and Entering • Psychological Manipulation • Dark Romance

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