Fallen Soldiers

Everleigh

I packed up my life, moving halfway across the country for a fresh start. Running away from my past, running away for my future. A year later, I've settled into my new home, my new job, my new friends, and my new identity. You could say things have started returning to normal.

Normal, if not for him.

His identity is a mystery to me, but I know he's there, watching me, leaving tokens outside my door. The gifts he sends are personal and deliberate, proving he has eyes everywhere—even where I least expect it.

For months, he remained hidden in the shadows until a chance encounter with a masked man at a Halloween party led to a one-night stand and a box delivered containing the most personal gift from him yet: A feather from my Halloween costume.

Loche

After years of living with the consequences of my actions, I've finally gotten my life together. Well, aside from the occasional illegal activity that may or may not include a little light stalking. But who's counting?

When I first saw Ever, I was captivated by her until I learned about her past. Then I became obsessed with her. Obsessed with keeping her safe, obsessed with protecting her when and if the past were to come back to haunt her. Everything was going fine, but then one night at her friend's Halloween party changed everything.

Ever still doesn't know who I am, despite having spent the night with me, and I have to keep it that way. Because in reality, she already knows exactly who I am.

And she despises me down to my very core.

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