My Shameful Secret — Marian Tee

This book contains two standalone stories and were previously published as Voyeur and Stalker under a shared pen name.

Voyeur:
Playboy. That's what I think every time I watch him from the library, someone who can never be a part of his world. Every time I see him, it's like he has a different woman in his arms, and it's never platonic. I may be a virgin, but even I know how to read between the lines, and they've got f*** buddies written all over them.

Introvert. It's my first day as an intern, and I'm determined to stay in the shadows. I like it when nobody looks at me or talks to me. Life is so much better when I'm alone, but then I see him.

That man is my boss, and even worse is what those mocking green eyes of his are telling me:

He knows I hate him.

He knows he terrifies me.
But nothing is more horrific than the moment he bends down and whispers to my ear, It's my turn to watch you.

Stalker:

Some people may think I'm stalking him, but I'm not. I just like…observing, and he happens to be my favorite subject.

I like to call him Mr. X. It's safer that way, since he's the hottest doctor in town, and I'd turn into a laughingstock in an instant if people find out I have the audacity of even crushing on him â€" someone wildly successful, heartbreakingly handsome, and so dangerously charming he can seduce you into doing anything.
I've seen it happen one too many times, which is why I know it's better this way.
I stalk him when I need to de-stress. Fantasize about all sorts of things, which I then write in my journal.
He's my imaginary boyfriend, and that's all he was supposed to be until…
The day he suddenly meets my gaze---
Talks to me---
Touches me---
And everything changes.