Simone

I can't escape him.

I thought I did. When I slipped off one night, leaving everything in my old life behind, I was ready to sacrifice it all if only to leave him behind, too.

But, like always, my ex chases after me. That's what he does, after all. Holding to the vows I was too young and naive to understand, William Burke will have me 'til death do us part.

And then, almost immediately, it does-when Will is slaughtered in a back alley.

He haunts my dreams. Stars in my nightmares. I see him everywhere, hear his voice in my head. I look out my window and he's there. Even dead, I can't escape him...

And that's when I look out my window and realize that it isn't Will watching me from the shadows.

It's another man. A stranger.

A silhouette.

And a killer.

Because he's not just watching me. He wants me more than Will did... enough that he'll kill for me.

Stalk me.

Take me.

And I kind of want him to...

Jake

They say the third time's the charm-and whoever they are, they better be right.

I lost Casey. Heather... that was a tragedy.

And now I want Simone.

I refuse to give up on Simone.

So she wears another man's ring. He torments her, and she's in need of a hero.

I can be that for her-I can be anything for her-but when she doesn't seem quite that impressed with my gift, I realize I need to get to know my sweet vixen a little better before I make her mine.

And that's exactly what I do. From infiltrating her life to sneaking into her house, I'm here, I'm there, I'm everywhere... and she can't escape me.

More importantly, by the time I've done everything I can to convince her there's no one better for her than me, she won't want to...