The Haunting of Her

Shadow's Edge あらすじ・解説

She wasn't supposed to feel safe in the dark.

Riley Brooks moved across the country to escape her past—an abusive ex who left bruises she's still learning to stop hiding. Her new apartment is small, cheap, and hers. For the first time in years, she can breathe.

But something breathes with her.

Kael has watched Riley since the moment she was born. An ancient entity bound to the shadows, he has memorized every moment of her life—every laugh, every tear, every time a man made her flinch. He has loved her across the Veil for twenty-three years.

Now, finally, the barrier between them is thin enough to cross.

It starts with cold spots in the corners. Breath on her neck when no one's there. The feeling of being watched that never goes away.

Then it starts with touch.

Riley knows she should be terrified. She knows something inhuman has invaded her home, her sleep, her body. But Kael offers her something no human ever has: a predator who worships instead of wounds. An obsession that protects instead of controls.

All she has to do is surrender.

The question isn't whether she'll let the darkness in.

It's whether she'll ever want it to leave.

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