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Her Dark Obsession

A Dark Fantasy Romance

Prologue: The Unseen Watcher

The night air was thick with magic. Lucian stood in the shadows, watching her. He had watched her for years, unseen and unnoticed, his presence lingering in the corners of her world.

Sophia was human—or so she thought. Living a normal life, laughing with her friends, excelling in school, and basking in the love of her foster parents. She was perfection wrapped in innocence, oblivious to the dark forces that circled her, waiting for her awakening.

And now, the time had come.

Her transformation was beginning.

Lucian clenched his fists. He knew what this meant. Every supernatural being that felt the surge of her power would come for her—some to worship, some to kill, and others, like him, to claim.

She was his fated mate. The prophecy was clear. And yet, she didn’t know him. Not yet.

But she would.

Her Dark obsession

Sophia's world had already shifted beyond recognition, but nothing compared to this moment. The air between her and Lucian crackled with something electric, something undeniable. Every fiber of her being told her to run, yet something deeper—something primal—held her in place.

Lucian stood close, too close, his tall frame shadowing hers. His dark, penetrating gaze searched her face as if he could see the war raging inside her. His hand lifted, fingertips brushing against her cheek with an intimacy that sent a shiver racing down her spine.

She swallowed, forcing herself to meet his eyes. "Of course, I am."

She hesitated, but the answer came before she could stop it. "No. Of myself."

His brow furrowed slightly, but she saw the understanding flicker in his gaze. "Because you feel it."

Sophia exhaled shakily. "I don't even know what 'it' is."

Lucian's lips curved into something dangerous, something knowing. "It's the bond, Sophia. The connection that pulls us together. You've felt it all your life, even before you knew I existed."

Even as a child, she had always felt something—an unexplainable ache, a yearning for something or someone just out of reach. And then, there were the dreams. The shadowed figure watching over her, protecting her, calling to her in ways she didn't understand.

That realization knocked the breath from her lungs. "Why me?" she whispered.

Lucian's expression darkened, his voice turning rough with emotion. "Because you are mine."

His words ignited something inside her. Something wild. Something dangerous.

Her pulse hammered as Lucian lifted a hand to tuck a strand of her auburn hair behind her ear. The gesture was tender, but the heat in his gaze was anything but.

"You think you have a choice, Sophia," he murmured, his thumb tracing the curve of her lower lip. "But tell me… when I touch you like this, when I look at you like this, do you really want to run?"

Sophia's breath hitched. She should say yes. She should push him away. She should fight the pull between them.

Because no matter how much she denied it, no matter how much she tried to rationalize what was happening, the truth was undeniable.

And for the first time, she wasn't sure she wanted to fight it anymore.

Chapter 20 – The Moment She Knew