The Mysterious Lover Who Stole my Heart Online

as if shadows themselves could leap inside. Every sound-the hum of the fridge,

ttering, "We should report this. Right now. I don't care how charmi

ger, every nerve burning. But her heart-trait

ranger? What if there's a

Fear and longing churned i

gain. Bianca jolte

No playful words. Just

outs

forward. "Do

sible thread, she edged toward the window. Her hand he

pull, the fab

here

w of the streetlamp. Tall, broad-shouldered, still. His face wa

shuddered

breath. "Oh hell no. I

bbed her a

re like some stalker from a horr

e figure. He wasn't moving. He wasn't

nted her to

. "Don't be afraid. I

as she held the phone.

ed in disbelief. "Girl, wake up! Th

nly been words on a screen, a voice in her head, a mystery she

her again. She want

"Fine. If you won't protect you

one chimed once more. "One minute, Bianca. St

ever. The word sliced thro

hand. "He's manipulating you. This

explain. Every instinct said danger, yet her heart whispered: If

de's grip. "I just need to k

with panic. "Then I

one, a final line glowed on the screen

lood

Dede's protests followed, but Bianca's body moved as if under a s

r rushed in, cool and sharp, smel

he stairs echoed

t moved. He stood with his hands in

e curb. The street stretched between them lik

oice was bare

owly, he stepped forwa

eath c

dark tousled hair, eyes that gleamed with something between dan

real. T

ice exactly as she imagined-smooth

tuttered. "Why?

rved into a half-smile. "To remind you that s

her seemed to fade-the quiet street, the glow of lamps, even

a

a hand. "C

ated, her br

's voice rang from the doorwa

was steel beneath it. "You shouldn't let other peo

rections, her heart pulled toward h

moment, the nigh

down the street, a car speed

ped, stumb

creeching to a hal

ike that-h

s dimmed, the

No shadow

er side, grabbing her arm. "I told you! I told yo

her heart clawing against her ribs. He had been

shed into the nig

ast time. With trembli

a, you'll follow

d desire twisting inside her

ow she had it. And she knew, deep in