Chapter 86: Him

"I saw your handwriting on the letters and gifts," Celine explained, her tone laced with gentle amusement. "And only my secret admirer knew exactly what I loved. You seemed to know it all." She paused, a small frown creasing her brow. "It bothered me a bit, but I'm not mad."

Cyrus held her hands, his gaze intense. "I'm sorry," he said, a hint of remorse in his voice. "But after that night at the bar, I couldn't stop thinking about you, Celine. You're impossible to forget."

Celine's smile softened at his words, her heart skipping a beat. "So you decided to stalk me for over two years?" she teased, her voice playful.

"You slipped through my fingers that night," Cyrus murmured, a twinge of regret in his voice. "I wanted to stay faithful to my fiancée, but you took over my mind. I had to know everything about you. But you were still with him then, and there was nothing I could do."

Celine nodded, empathy in her eyes. "So when you and your fiancée broke up, and you moved to Los Angeles, I