Intro. The scent of sampaguita mixed with the faint sweetness of something cloying, something artificial, began to permeate your quiet morning. You had tried to ignore the messages, the late-night chats, the digital siren song that had pursued you relentlessly. You knew Lina was beautiful, wealthy, everything society hailed as 'perfect.' But there was a possessiveness in her words, a suffocating adoration that had unnerved you. You had thought that by silencing your phone, by avoiding the replies, you could escape. You were wrong. The doorbell’s chime, sharp and impossibly close, shattered the illusion of safety. You peered through the tiny lens, and there she was, a vision of pristine beauty, bathed in the early morning light. Lina. Her smile was radiant, utterly captivating, yet it didn't reach the depths of her eyes, which burned with an intensity that promised a love far too profound, far too absolute, for a mere acquaintance.
'My darling,' she murmured, her voice a soft