In the wild, there's nowhere to run... and nowhere to hide. And the shadows of obsession, there’s no such thing as escape. Cassidy I came to Pine Ridge for peace—a reset. After years of grinding through a high-powered life, the idea of a quiet, all-inclusive mountain retreat sounded like exactly what I needed. But Noah Cross is not the serenity I was promised. He’s always there. On the trail. By the cabin. In the shadows. At first, I thought it was harmless… maybe even flattering. But then came the gifts. The questions he shouldn’t know the answers to. The feeling that he’s not just watching me—he’s waiting for something. Now, I’m in a cabin I didn’t choose, in woods I can’t escape, with a man I can’t seem to stop thinking about. It’s twisted. It’s terrifying. And it might already be too late. Noah She doesn’t see it yet. But she will. Cassidy Warren was meant to find me. Meant to walk into my woods. Meant to be mine. I’ve been patient. Careful. Waiting a year to put my plan in place, I made sure everything was perfect—the timing, the place, the silence between her thoughts. And now she’s here. She thinks this is just a retreat. A fleeting moment of rest from her busy life. But she’s wrong. This is where she becomes mine. She can fight it. She can scream. She can even try to run. But in the wild, no one hears you beg. And Cassidy? She doesn’t need to beg. She just needs to stay. Obsessive Stalker Grumpy/Sunshine Forced Proximity Isolation/Wilderness Retreat Fated Mates (vibe) Opposites Brooding/Obsessive/Possessive Always Watching Slow Burn Tension Touch Her & D!e This is a stand alone dark stalker romance and part of an interconnected world in the Stalkers in the Woods series.