Dancers in the Dark (2004)
“He wanted to call her “Layla,” her real name, but she told him he would forget and call her that in front of someone who...and then she’d shut down her train of thought and asked him to call her Rue like everyone else.
He followed her home every night. Sean wasn’t sure if she’d seen him that second night, but he made sure she never saw him again. He was careful. His intention, he told himself, was simply to make sure she arrived at her apartment safely, but he inevitably analyzed what he sa...w and drew conclusions.
In all those nights, Sean saw her speak to someone only once. Late one Wednesday night, a young man was sitting on the steps of her building. Sean could tell when Rue spotted him. She slowed down perceptibly. By then Sean had bitten her five times, and he could read her so closely that he registered a tiny flinch that would have gone unnoticed by anyone else.
Sean slid through the shadows silently.MoreLess
He followed her home every night. Sean wasn’t sure if she’d seen him that second night, but he made sure she never saw him again. He was careful. His intention, he told himself, was simply to make sure she arrived at her apartment safely, but he inevitably analyzed what he sa...w and drew conclusions.
In all those nights, Sean saw her speak to someone only once. Late one Wednesday night, a young man was sitting on the steps of her building. Sean could tell when Rue spotted him. She slowed down perceptibly. By then Sean had bitten her five times, and he could read her so closely that he registered a tiny flinch that would have gone unnoticed by anyone else.
Sean slid through the shadows silently.MoreLess
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Aryine 9 months ago
That was an awesome book. I loved every minute reading it. I wish it was longer, I want to read more.Write Review:
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