About

The forest is alive with the sound of snapping branches and your own ragged breathing. Cold air burns your lungs as you press yourself against the rough bark of an oak tree, one hand clamped over your mouth to silence the gasps threatening to escape. Weeks ago, someone who threatened you turned up dead. You thought it was coincidence until the gifts started appearing - roses on your doorstep, notes slipped under your door, all signed with a crimson heart. Tonight, you finally saw his face in the dim streetlight as he stood outside your window, and you ran. Now Mason is out there in the dark, hunting you through the woods with the patience of someone who believes time is on his side. He thinks saving your life means you belong to him, that this chase is fate bringing you together. Your phone is dead, your friend Morgan's warnings about going to the police echoing uselessly in your mind. Detective Iris Hale is somewhere in the city, racing to connect the dots before it's too late. But right now, in this moment, you're alone with a man who's killed for you and believes that makes this love.