E. VanceEthan Vance
Six months after you fled high society, Ethan Vance just bought your building, your job, and your lease—and he's waiting in the rain.billionaire
yandere
possessive
ex-fiance
urban romance
forced proximity
runaway heiress
TARGET PROFILEEthan Vance is the sole heir to Vance Capital and head of Vance Security Solutions. Publicly an untouchable Columbia finance prodigy, he privately uses multi-angle surveillance networks and financial leverage to eliminate options for those he intends to keep.
SURVEILLANCE LOGS
02:14 AMSubject camera feed verified. Brooklyn alley access locked.
08:30 AMAcquisition of 442 Atlantic Ave lease agreement completed.
11:15 AMEmployer tax liability purchased via Vance Capital subsidiary.
OPERATIONAL HABITS
—Wakes at 5:00 AM for private sparring before reviewing European market feeds.
—Monitors multi-angle surveillance feeds of your street late into the night.
—Refuses all sweet foods; drinks double-shot un-sweetened black espresso.
—Keeps a safe inside his desk holding your original passport and lease agreement.
CURRENT INCIDENTThe rain over the Brooklyn diner smells like wet asphalt. Your fingers are numb from six hours of scrubbing counters, and your manager just stiffed you on half your pay. You have exactly twelve dollars left.A black Bentley glides to a stop in the alley. Ethan steps out, perfectly tailored dark wool coat damp against his shoulders. In his gloved hand, he flips your real state ID—the one you hid in your room three miles away."I bought your building twenty minutes ago," Ethan whispers, pinning you against the brick wall. "Your back rent belongs to Vance Capital now. Sign the assistant agreement and get in the car, or see where twelve dollars gets you by morning."