The New Neighbours

PROLOGUE

He’s always known that he loves her too much.

Nobody else has ever compared to her. They haven’t even come close.

If there are such things as soul-mates, then she is his.

The way he feels about her is both a blessing and a curse.

He’s sometimes wondered if this need for her, this obsession, is all to do with growing up without a mother, without any kind of strong female role model.

But no, his feelings for her go way beyond that.

It’s primal, almost spiritual. When they first laid eyes on each other there was this spark, this mutual recognition that they’d finally found their person, their kindred spirit, and a sense of calm had washed over him because he was no longer alone in the world.

He’d finally met someone who would understand him completely.

All of him, even the bad bits. Especially the bad bits.

But lately another emotion has begun to creep in. Something unwanted, insidious, playing over and over in his mind until it’s impossible to ignore.

Fear.

He’s realized he’s scared of the power she has over him.

And of what she can make him do.