From USA Today bestselling author Claudia Burgoa comes a small-town, forced-proximity romance with a grumpy, single dad, a woman on the run, and a stalker who wonโt let her go until heโs destroyed everything she lovesโor she fights back.
After witnessing a crime, I ran.
For three years, Iโve hidden from Birchwood Springs.
Three years since I abandoned my home, my plans, and the life I planned to build.
I told myself it was the only way to stay safe.
But when my grandmother falls ill, I have no choice but to come backโeven if it means confronting the past I tried to escape.
The moment I step onto my land, I feel it. The unease creeping in. The prickle at the back of my neck.
Someoneโs been here. Watching. Waiting.
They know Iโm back.
And they want me to know it, too.
I should leave. Pack up. Disappearโagain.
Then I see him.
Hopper Timberbridge, my high school crush.
Now, heโs gruff, guarded, and fiercely protective of the life heโs built with his daughter. He doesnโt pry, doesnโt pushโjust takes everything in with knowing eyes that see too much. And when the threats escalate, he offers me a place to stay, a refuge I know better than to trust.
Because whateverโs lurking in the dark?
It isnโt just watching anymore. Itโs coming for me.