Beneath his Shadow

When Anya Sokolova leaves Moscow for the sunlit chaos of Los Angeles, she believes she's chasing a dream-her university scholarship, a fresh start, and finally, the arms of her long-distance boyfriend, Liam Hart. But LA isn't the city of angels she imagined. And Liam? He's colder. Distant. Distracted by secrets he refuses to share.



Then the watching begins.



A presence lingers at the edge of her life-unseen, but unmistakable. Notes appear. Childhood photos she never packed. Whispers in the dark. What Anya doesn't know is that she's caught in the crossfire of a past she knows nothing about.



Dimitri Volkov was once Liam's closest friend-until betrayal cost him everything. Now allied with a rival gang, Dimitri returned to destroy Liam from the inside out. His plan was simple: use Anya to hit where it hurts most.



But she wasn't supposed to matter.

She wasn't supposed to be... real.



As obsession twists into something darker and deeper, Anya finds herself questioning everything-her boyfriend, her safety, and the strange, violent man who claims to see her better than anyone else ever has. In a city built on illusions, the most dangerous thing might not be who stalks her from the shadows...



...but how much of her heart she's willing to give him.