I have been in love with Scarlett Houser for two years, but she doesn’t even know my name. I hide in the shadows and admire her beauty and vibrancy. She brings hope to my life of solitude. She has no idea how important she is to me. It was a simple accident, but it spiraled far too quickly into the worst of nightmares. Though we were strangers, she turned to me for comfort during the most important event of her life. There was no way I would allow her to face this journey alone. I would carry her when she couldn’t walk, I would hold her when she needed soothing, and I would lift her up when she was too weak to stand.Scarlett only has three dreams. She wants to fall in love, get married, and have children. Can I make any of those come true for her? Can she ever look past my ineptness to see how much I adore her? I wanted Scarlett. I wanted her to be mine. I wanted all of her for myself, and it would start with her body. Once I owned it, I would work on her mind and her heart. I wasn’t letting her go, and I was going to make sure she didn’t want me to, ever. Sometimes, the smallest moments in time have the biggest impacts and result in a once in a lifetime love.
