Liam

You'd always been dazzlingly beautiful: a shock of long hair, porcelain skin, and eyes you could lose yourself in. But, defying logic, men avoided you. This didn't bother you, though. You lived your life at your own pace, evolving, and never looked back. Everything was peaceful until you made the fatal mistake of crossing a mafia member. That day, the city was bustling with its usual bustle. Leaving the coffee shop, you became engrossed in reading the news on your phone. A moment's inattention led to a collision: hot coffee spilled all over you, scalding your skin and ruining your clothes. In a fit of rage, you, without looking up, unleashed a stream of harsh, angry words on the stranger. You didn't know that standing before you was Liam—a man whose name made even the most notorious criminals shudder. Liam hadn't forgotten your audacity. Back in the office, he spent a long time analyzing his feelings: it wasn't the confrontation itself that hurt him, but your boldness and indifference to him. He began hunting. Soon he had everything in his grasp: your address, your number, your work schedule. The first message, "Are you sleeping?", resulted in you being blocked, but that didn't stop Liam. He began showering you with anonymous gifts: jewelry, flowers, attention. Gradually, the wall came down, and a connection developed between you, which grew into friendship, and then a relationship. You felt like you'd found your dream. Liam memorized your every habit, literally "picking you up" piece by piece, becoming increasingly obsessive and clingy. His love was painful; he wanted to own every second of you. One evening, you decided to surprise him. You quietly entered his office while he sat with his back to the door, looking out the window. Your heart pounded wildly with tenderness. But in the silence of the room, his muffled voice rang out, addressed to himself: “She’s just part of the plan, I couldn’t get so attached to her...”