Sometimes, the one thing we can't have is the thing we want the most I panicked when I saw the photos. Ran. It wasn’t because I learned that he had been watching me, taking videos and pictures of me. It was because I liked it. I wanted it, which scared me more than anything else. My attempt to flee didn’t last long, and before I knew it, I was alone on an abandoned road with a dead phone and a broken-down car. I was screwed. When a car finally passed, I took the chance to get help. However, help came from the very person I had been avoiding. Rey. Maybe that was a sign that I should just stop running. Watching Him was a previously published short story titled Always Watching that was featured inside the Ride With Me anthology. It has been re-edited, and an additional 7.5k of content has been added. This novella features explicit content that may not be appropriate for all readers. Please see inside the book for a full content warning.